nigel@cmsfl@labtam.oz (Nigel Harwood) (01/09/90)
I am running Exelan TCP/IP over Ethernet between two SYS V boxes. I am having problems with Exelan modifying the /etc/hosts file. Could someone please fill me in whats going on here. Basically I set up the /etc/hosts file on both machines so that things work correctly. If I then reboot a particular one of the machine B I find that the network startup has modified the /etc/hosts file with incorrect values for machine A. Communications work okay from A to B but not B to A. I think I may have a mismatch between the Ethernet card generated internet address (is there such a thing) and the network installation internet address. I suspect this because the Ethernet card was replaced on machine A and the original address was retained. At startup I think machine B is asking machine A's Ethernet card for the address and so screwing things up. Is my hypothesis correct ? Is there a way to correct this without a re-install ? Any advice appreciated (via E-mail please). -- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Nigel Harwood >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Post: Coles Myer Ltd, PO Box 2000 Tooronga 3146, Australia >> << Phone: +61 3 829 6090 E-mail: nigel%cmsfl@labtam.oz.au >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>