Installing 5.0.6 on ubuntu 8.04. Ques about host file?

[phoenix]

Can you post the output of the following:

cat /etc/nsswitch.conf

Is mdns enabled on your server?

[Linuxwho?]

root@ubuntu:/home/owner# cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
# /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
# If you have the `glibc-doc-reference' and `info' packages installed, try:
# `info libc "Name Service Switch"' for information about this file.

passwd: compat
group: compat
shadow: compat

hosts: files dns
networks: files

protocols: db files
services: db files
ethers: db files
rpc: db files

netgroup: nis
root@ubuntu:/home/owner#

I don;t think mdns is installed...how do I check? What is it under please? I did not see in int sudo -aptitude - I just recently learned.

Isn't the below the same thing? Why the importance of the `hostname` command?

"root@ubuntu:/home/owner# ifconfig eth1 | grep "inet addr:" | cut -d':' -f2|awk '{print $1}'
192.168.1.110
root@ubuntu:/home/owner#"

My hostname is not assigned using DHCP router ans the requirements say to install and configure DNS IIRC...

[Linuxwho?]

tttttttt

ugghhh reinstall??

[Linuxwho?]

Is this a deal breaker? Will it not work when nearly every other command but that one yo ugave me?