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From: peters@apple.apple.com (Steve Peters)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: MacX and A/UX 2.0
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Date: 30 Jul 90 20:53:49 GMT
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In article <SHAFF.90Jul26114031@neon.elements.rpal.com> 
shaff@elements.rpal.com (Mike Shaff) writes:
> I should post a summary giving a solution to the stand-alone A/UX 2.0 w/
> MacX when applications were launched locally.
> ...
> The /etc/hosts file must
> contain a valid entry for your machine name, further the address must be 
the
> loop-back address.

By "stand-alone A/UX 2.0" Mr. Shaff here refers to a system which has *no* 
Ethernet card installed. In this case his recommendation concerning 
/etc/hosts is correct.

Steve Peters
X Project Leader
Apple Computer, Inc.