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- From: allyn@sdd.hp.com (Allyn Fratkin)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
- Subject: Re: How does HPUX find name server?
- Date: 12 Jan 1993 21:26:25 -0800
- Organization: Hewlett Packard, San Diego Division
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- Message-ID: <1j0961INNhei@hpsdlx.sdd.hp.com>
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- In article <2935957466.2.p00004@psilink.com>, p00004@psilink.com (Michael Smith) writes:
- > We have an oldish HP-UX system (9000/360, version 6.5) that used to be
-
- i don't think hp-ux 6.5 had name server capability at all. i think
- name server capability was introduced in hp-ux 7.0. this would mean your
- only hope for name service would be installing a newer version of hp-ux.
-
- > created a resolve.conf file in the usual way with this address in it,
-
- the correct file name is /etc/resolv.conf (no e on the end of resolv)
- but i don't think it matters on 6.5.
-
- to check for sure, run this command:
- strings /usr/bin/telnet | grep resolv
- if a line pops out with "/etc/resolv.conf" on it, then you have a
- name server-capable version of telnet. otherwise, i'm afraid you're
- out of luck.
-
- not an official response.
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