Why do I receive "gethostbyname() failure" error when attempting to run the web server demos?

When attempting to run web server demos, I received the following error:

 gethostbyname() failure

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This can happen if you haven't entered your hostname correctly in the matweb.conf file.

Ensure that the hostname is correct; also ensure that the hostname doesn't have "< >" around it.

To determine the correct TCP/IP hostname for your machine, either right-click on the "my computer" icon and view 'properties', or check with your system administrator.