[Dnsmasq-discuss] LAN taken down by Ubuntu upgrade - can't see problem

[Adam Hardy]

Koos Pol on 7/2/2013 4:28 PM, wrote:
> Op 30-06-13 22:25, Simon Kelley schreef:
>
>> On 30/06/13 16:55, Adam Hardy wrote:
>
>>> adam.ant at cyberspaceroad.com on 6/29/2013 5:45 PM, wrote:
>>>> adam at gondor:~$ cat /etc/hosts
>>>> 127.0.0.1	localhost gondor gondor.localdomain
>>>> 192.168.0.3	gondor.localdomain
>
>>> I installed dhcping and running this command on the server with dnsmasq
>>> on 192.168.0.3 produces the response "no answer" - surely I probe the
>>> DHCP service from the same machine like that?
>
>> It's possible that the kernel or routing the dhcping request via the lo local
>> interface, rather than via eth1, which is where dnsmasq is expecting to
>> receive it.
>
> It may not be related, but OP surprised me by having a FQHN for 127.0.0.1
> Although many current Linux box configure themselves that way, it is
> considered bad practice. Try to avoid it.

Hi Koos,
is that because you should only have the FQDN appear once in /etc/hosts? Or is 
there another reason?

Regards
Adam