setup doesn't work with DNS down

Krzysztof Duleba krzysan@skrzynka.pl
Fri Sep 26 03:27:00 GMT 2003


Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

>> I have a problem with setup - it can't connect to the server to
download
>> list of mirrors. My Internet connection is ok, but DNS that I'm
connected
>> to is down and temporary I'm resolving domain names manually. I can't
>> change DNS entry in TCP/IP settings because it requires reboot, which
will
>> not happen in next few days. Is there a way to make setup work?
>
> Yup.  Add the following entry to /etc/hosts (mind the Tab):
> 67.72.78.213 www.cygwin.com cygwin.com sources.redhat.com

It works! Thank you very much :-)

Regards
Krzysztof Duleba



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