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Xref: sserve comp.unix.ultrix:23635 comp.unix.questions:55888 comp.unix.bsd:14999 Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!serval.net.wsu.edu!news From: Richard Eisenman <eisenman@dragon.tricity.wsu.edu> Subject: Re: FAQ: Getting DNS to work with this bloody DEC Personal 5000 In-Reply-To: <raubvogel-210994141154@piper.aero.ufl.edu> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.90a.940921121457.498A-100000@dragon.tricity.wsu.edu> Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News) Organization: Washington State University References: <raubvogel-210994141154@piper.aero.ufl.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 19:21:00 GMT Lines: 93 Services for host lookup are controlled by the svc.conf file. Edit the /etc/svc.conf file as root. You should see something like the following: Beginning of file ========================================================= # @(#)svc.conf 4.1 (ULTRIX) 7/2/90 # # WARNING: This file is MANDATORY ! # # Setup recommendation: As you add distributed services to database # entries, it is recommended that "local" is the first service. # For example: # passwd=local,bind # # Note: White space allowed only after commas or newlines. # # File Format # ----------- # database=service,service # # The database can be: # aliases # auth # group # hosts # netgroup # networks # passwd # protocols # rpc # services # The service can be: # local # yp # bind # aliases=local,yp,bind auth=local,yp,bind group=local,yp,bind hosts=local,yp,bind netgroup=local,yp,bind networks=local,yp,bind passwd=local,yp,bind protocols=local,yp,bind rpc=local,yp,bind services=local,yp,bind PASSLENMIN=6 PASSLENMAX=16 SOFTEXP=604800 # 7 days in seconds SECLEVEL=BSD # (BSD | UPGRADE | ENHANCED) End of file =========================================================== Make certain your hosts entry includes a reference to bind. Since nslookup is working, I assume the bind files are setup correctly. On 21 Sep 1994, Mauricio Tavares wrote: > We have a Personal 5000 that has been shelved and forgotten for some 2-3 > years (yep, Ultrix 4.2a). Recently, I decided to bring it from the world > of the forgotten and connect it to the net. As of now, it is physically > connected to the net, has an IP number, and has some basic network > capabilities. However, I still cannot telnet/ftp/whatever to other sites > by providing their names; only by giving their IP addresses I can do so. > nslookup works happily, BTW. Using netstat -i gives the following result: > > raub@kushana: tcsh 28> netstat -i > Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs > Coll > ln0 1500 128.227.42 kushana 206353 6 7358 0 > 46 > lo0 1536 loop localhost 701 0 701 0 > 0 > raub@kushana: tcsh 29> > > where kushana is the name of the machine. I should mention here that this > machine does not have many useful manuals and our sysadmin is out for the > next 2 weeks so that I can't use his. > > I am open for suggestions. > > ******************************************************************************* Richard L. Eisenman Internet: eisenman@beta.tricity.wsu.edu Washington State University Tri-Cities 100 Sprout Road Richland, WA 99352 Phone: (509)375-9381 *******************************************************************************