Possible TCP/IP problem -- PING hostname fails.

• Your Domain Name Service (DNS) is not available or functioning. This is the service that translates human readable mneumonic host names (FTP.NOVELL.COM) into machine readable numeric IP addresses (137.65.1.3).

• If you have DNS, your \NET\TCP\RESOLV.CFG file
  • does not exist; or
  • points to a non-existent DNS server; or
  • points to a DNS server that is down.
• Your \NET\TCP\HOSTS file does not have an hostname / IP address translation for the given host.

1. If you have DNS:
   1. You must enable DNS in the LAN WorkPlace Config programs.
   2. You must know you DNS server numeric IP address.
   3. You must know your domain name. e.g. some_site.company.com
2. If you do not have DNS:
   1. You must provide entries for the HOSTS file using the LAN WorkPlace Config programs.