SUMMARY: Problem with name service?

From: Rost Werner ZFBE GMT-ISN (Werner.Rost@zf.com)
Date: Fri May 27 2005 - 08:29:52 EDT


Oups, I got the answers BEFORE I sent the mail;-) Thanks to Phil Boldwin and Bob Full. This list is incrediable.

The difference between the 2 servers was /etc/svc.conf.

I had to replace

"hosts=local" by "hosts=local,bind,yp" and ping worked - without rebooting or restarting any service.

Mit freundlichem Gruß/Yours sincerely
Werner Rost
GMT-FIR - Netzwerk
 
ZF Boge Elastmetall GmbH
Friesdorfer Str. 175, 53175 Bonn, Deutschland/Germany
Telefon/Phone +49 228 3825 - 420
Telefax/Fax +49 228 3825 - 398
werner.rost@zf.com

>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: tru64-unix-managers-owner@ornl.gov
>[mailto:tru64-unix-managers-owner@ornl.gov] Im Auftrag von
>Rost Werner ZFBE GMT-ISN
>Gesendet: Freitag, 27. Mai 2005 14:18
>An: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov
>Betreff: Problem with name service?
>
>
>OSF1 GOAW26 V5.1 1885 alpha
>
>There are 2 ALPHA servers with above OS.
>
>ALPHA1: ping works though there is no entry in /etc/hosts
>for the target host.
>
> # ping ztbn1070
> PING ztbn1070.emea.zf-world.com (10.23.15.245): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 10.23.15.245: icmp_seq=0 ttl=63 time=12 ms
> 64 bytes from 10.23.15.245: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=1 ms
> 64 bytes from 10.23.15.245: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=1 ms
>
> # nslookup ztbn1070
> Server: bnns99990.emea.zf-world.com
> Address: 10.23.4.176
>
> Name: ztbn1070.emea.zf-world.com
> Address: 10.23.15.245
>
> #
>
>
>ALPHA2: ping does not get an answer.
>
> # ping ztbn1070
> ping: unknown host ztbn1070
>
> # nslookup ztbn1070
> Server: bnns99990.emea.zf-world.com
> Address: 10.23.4.176
>
> Name: ztbn1070.emea.zf-world.com
> Address: 10.23.15.245
>
> #
>
>
>I guess for ALPHA2 there is a problem with the name service.
>On both machines /etc/resolv.conf are identical.
>
>What is wrong with ALPHA2 ?
>
>Mit freundlichem Gruß/Yours sincerely
>Werner Rost
>GMT-FIR - Netzwerk
>
>ZF Boge Elastmetall GmbH
>Friesdorfer Str. 175, 53175 Bonn, Deutschland/Germany
>Telefon/Phone +49 228 3825 - 420 Telefax/Fax +49 228 3825 -
>398 werner.rost@zf.com
>



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