(usagi-users 03453) getnameinfo() gets DNS non-recoverable error Solaris 2.8+

Hi all: DUMB QUESTION ALERT:  

if I call getnameinfo() with a sockaddr_in6 that describes a link-local
address on Solaris 2.8+,  it returns EAI_FAIL (DNS non-recoverable error).
The address is configured I the /etc/net/ipnodes file correctly, I think.
that is, I can find the address given the name, but can't find the name
given the address. 

1) is this because it doesn't like link-local, and should I skip the
getnameinfo() if I know it's a link-local (translate the address by
inet_ntop for example). 

OR 

2) should this work, and how might I best debug the DNS query to figure why
the configuration is wrong.  

Thanks for any hint. 



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