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I get the error "Your IP address for your local name is unresolved. Add a host entry for your local
address" when starting CU-SeeMe. What fixes this problem?



CU-SeeMe for Windows requires an IP address. If you are a modem user, this is normally setup by logging into your Internet Service Provider (ISP). If you are on another network (e.g., LAN), the network must be setup for TCP/IP.

Make sure you have logged into your ISP
before running CU-SeeMe; otherwise, you
will get errors like Window's "Your IP address for
your local name is unresolved..."

If you still receive this error message after
connecting to your ISP, and you use


America Online

Contact AOL for more details


LAN Local area network

Contact your network administrator to verify the TCP/IP protocol has been installed on the
server and is correctly configured on your machine.


a local ISP

Make sure that their installation software has installed and configured Dial-UP Networking
on your system.



Below are commonly used instructions if your system has the necessary pieces to use TCP/IP networking on Windows 95, 98 or NT. Different networks and systems have differences in how they are setup. However, you must contact your network administrator or ISP to make sure your system is correctly setup for the network.

1.Enter your system's "Control Panel."

2.Double click on to "Network" icon.

3.In the "Configuration" section, look for TCP/IP. If it is not listed, you must install it:
   A.Click on the Add box.

   B.In the new "Select Network Component Type" window, double click on "Protocol."

   C.In the new "Select Network Protocol" window:
       i.In the "Manufactures" list, click on "Microsoft."
       ii.In the "Network Protocol" list, click on "TCP/IP."
       iii.Click the "OK" box to return to the "Network" window.

   D.Double click on "TCP/IP Protocol" to view its options.
       i.In the "IP Address" tab, make sure"Obtain IP address automatically" is selected.
       ii.In the "DNS Configuration" tab, select "Disable DNS."

   E. If your settings are already set this way and you still get the error, change "DNS Configuration"s settings
        as follows:
        i.Select "Enable DNS."
        ii.Set the "Host" to your e-mail namebefore the "@" (see sample).
        iii.Set the "Domain" to your e-mail name after the "@" (see sample).
        iv.Click "OK."


If your system continues to get the "Your IP address for your local name is unresolved...," contact your
Internet Service Provider for assistance.

4.Exit "Network" settings (click "OK" until back at "Control Panel"s window).

5.Exit "Control Panel."

6.Restart your system for the settings to take effect, make sure you are connected to your network (e.g., modem users must dial up their ISP), and videoconference with CU-SeeMe.