pdcst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Patrick D. Champion) (12/13/90)
What do I need to do to get telnet and ftp to recognise name addresses that don't exist in my /etc/hosts file? I can ftp and telnet given the number addresses. For example ftp 26.2.0.74 gets me simtel20 but I can't give the name wsmr-simtel20.army.mil unless I put it in my hosts file. I have tried creating a /etc/named.boot file with the name of a supposed server in it. secondary pitt.edu 130.49.1.254 I think that was the line as well as the primary and my suns address but I still can ftp to any name. What am I missing? I have a Sun386i on the internet and our sendmail runs fine with names. Pat Champion pchamp@edc3jr.gsph.pitt.edu pdcst@unx.cis.pitt.edu
fks@FTP.COM (Frances Selkirk) (12/15/90)
What name services TCP/IP applications use is implementation dependent. Our PC/TCP can use host tables, domain name servers and IEN-116 name servers, but I'm not sure how common that is. I've heard some packages require particular name servers, but only using hosts files seems unduly restrictive. It's worth checking your software's configuration information, to see if there is an option you are not using, or posting again with information about who's TCP/IP you have. Frances Kirk Selkirk info@ftp.com (617) 246-0900 FTP Software, Inc. 26 Princess Street, Wakefield, MA 01880