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DNS-error when starting up my eggdrop

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DNS-error when starting up my eggdrop

Post by |_aban »

When I try to start my eggdrop, I get the following message:
[21:08] * Hostname self-lookup failed. Please set 'my-ip' in the config file.

I have checked, and I am sure that I have set both 'my-ip' and 'my-hostname' in the config-file. I have even tried to change to several other vhosts. Why does this happen?
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Post by ]Kami[ »

If you use your public ip in my-ip now, try to put your private ip in...
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Post by |_aban »

I would if only I could. I am running (or at least trying to run) my eggdrop from a shell-account, not from a Linux-box. Hmm...
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