in reply to Re^3: perl network / internet access problems
in thread perl network / internet access problems

I'll re-run sh Configure and
You can run a CPAN session like this: FTP_PASSIVE=1 perl -MCPAN -e shell from the command line on a per-session basis without having to hack Config.pm permanently

it doesn't explain the mysql connection issue
Sounds like you have name resolution issues at the system level if you can connect using the IP but not using the fqdn.

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Re^5: perl network / internet access problems
by aquarium (Curate) on Feb 03, 2005 at 14:30 UTC
    i'm thinking that you're behind some firewall or proxy or such, and that some of your programs pick up these internet connection settings off the system, and some of the programs may not pick up any system settings or may even default to particular values
    This might even include the setting for DNS lookups, but i'd place my bet on it being a proxy/firewall issue.
    the hardest line to type correctly is: stty erase ^H