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- From: adelman@TGV.COM (Kenneth Adelman)
- Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.multinet
- Subject: Re: Problem with X11 TCP/IP transport not finding host names
- Message-ID: <930121104827.2080024d@TGV.COM>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 10:48:27 PST
- Organization: Info-Multinet<==>Vmsnet.Networks.Tcp-Ip.Multinet Gateway
- X-Gateway-Source-Info: Mailing List
- Lines: 44
-
- > I am having a problem with the TCPIP transport finding hosts. I have seen
- > this before, when some old UCX files existed in the SYS$SYSTEM directory.
- > I have renamed all of the UCX$*.DAT files to other names, but the problems
- > persist.
-
- > Here is a sample:
-
- > VAX2::[] >> sh disp/symb
-
- > Device: WSA112: [super]
- > Node: XBOSTON
- > Transport: TCPIP
- > Server: 0
- > Screen: 0
-
- > VAX2::[] >> mu trac 'DECW$DISPLAY_NODE'
- > traceroute to xboston (147.107.244.120), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets
- > 1 cn_whip1-e4 (147.107.3.200) 0 ms 0 ms 10 ms
- > 2 wpvaxbup (147.107.7.203) 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms
- > 3 pwvaxbup-wan (147.107.9.201) 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms
- > 4 147.107.1.211 (147.107.1.211) 20 ms 20 ms 10 ms
- > 5 boston_site (147.107.245.201) 320 ms 60 ms 110 ms
- > 6 xboston (147.107.244.120) 50 ms 80 ms 50 ms
- > VAX2::[] >> mu x11
- > %X11DEBUG-I-STARTING, MultiNet X11 transport diagnostics starting...
- > %X11DEBUG-F-UNKNOWNHOST, unknown host XBOSTON
- > -X11DEBUG-I-USERACTION, reissue the SET DISPLAY command with a valid /NODE=
- > qualifier
- > VAX2::[] >>
-
- > As you can see, the node xboston exists and is responding, and MultiNet knows
- > about it for the Traceroute, but the TCPIP transport doesn't see it.
-
- > I've tried the obvious of putting the host name in quotes so that is is
- > "xboston" not XBOSTON but it makes no difference. I've even restarted the
- > MultiNet server after renaming the UCX$*.DAT file.
-
- > What else can I do? Any suggestions would be gratefully accepted.
-
- What is the full name of the machine xboston, and the full name of
- your machine? The UCX $QIO emulation won't consult a HOSTALIASES
- file, and won't do "domain-searching" for the name.
-
- Ken
-