Question reguarding /etc/hosts

[j0sh]

UDP works fine on the box. Alot of UDP traffic gets passed thru it daily. It
is set up as a firewall/NAT box , but I dont block any traffic I dont see
causing problems
----- Original Message ----- .
From: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida at ceid.upatras.gr>
To: "j0sh" <j0sh at cableone.net>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: Question reguarding /etc/hosts


> On 2004-07-02 13:20, j0sh <j0sh at cableone.net> wrote:
> >"Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida at ceid.upatras.gr> wrote:
> >>On 2004-07-02 01:45, j0sh <j0sh at cableone.net> wrote:
> >>> I have a quake 1 server installed on my 4.9 release box. it works when
I
> >>> disable UDP support, but it core dumps when its enabled. I was told to
> >>> check the /etc/hosts and make sure there is an entry ther for my
machine
> >>> and its there. any reccomendations?
> >>
> >> Let's see if I got what you said correctly.
> >>
> >> It works when you disable UDP support in the quake server
configuration,
> >> right?
> >
> > yes that is correct
>
> . Do you have other UDP applications installed?
>
> . Do they work correctly?
>
> . Are you using any sort of firewall,
>   that might be blocking UDP packets?
>
> These are a few things I'd check if I were you.
>
> Giorgos
>
> PS: You should Cc: the list too when you get replies.  This way if anyone
has
> the same question later he might find the answer in the list archives [
that
> is, if he looks there, which a lot of people don't anyway :-( ].
>
>