SUMMARY: Problem with name service?

Oups, I got the answers BEFORE I sent the mail;-) Thanks to Phil Boldwin and Bob Full. This list is incrediable.

The difference between the 2 servers was /etc/svc.conf.


I had to replace 

"hosts=local" by "hosts=local,bind,yp"   and ping worked - without rebooting or restarting any service.


Mit freundlichem Gruß/Yours sincerely
Werner Rost
GMT-FIR - Netzwerk
 
ZF Boge Elastmetall GmbH
Friesdorfer Str. 175, 53175 Bonn, Deutschland/Germany
Telefon/Phone +49 228 3825 - 420
Telefax/Fax +49 228 3825 - 398
[email protected]


>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: [email protected] 
>[mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von 
>Rost Werner ZFBE GMT-ISN
>Gesendet: Freitag, 27. Mai 2005 14:18
>An: [email protected]
>Betreff: Problem with name service?
>
>
>OSF1 GOAW26 V5.1 1885 alpha
>
>There are 2 ALPHA servers with above OS.
>
>ALPHA1:   ping works though there is no entry in /etc/hosts 
>for the target host.
>
>     # ping ztbn1070
>     PING ztbn1070.emea.zf-world.com (10.23.15.245): 56 data bytes
>     64 bytes from 10.23.15.245: icmp_seq=0 ttl=63 time=12 ms
>     64 bytes from 10.23.15.245: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=1 ms
>     64 bytes from 10.23.15.245: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=1 ms
>
>     # nslookup ztbn1070
>     Server:  bnns99990.emea.zf-world.com
>     Address:  10.23.4.176
>
>     Name:    ztbn1070.emea.zf-world.com
>     Address:  10.23.15.245
>
>     #
>
>
>ALPHA2: ping does not get an answer.
>
>     # ping ztbn1070
>     ping: unknown host ztbn1070
>
>     # nslookup ztbn1070
>     Server:  bnns99990.emea.zf-world.com
>     Address:  10.23.4.176
>
>     Name:    ztbn1070.emea.zf-world.com
>     Address:  10.23.15.245
>
>     #
>
>
>I guess for ALPHA2 there is a problem with the name service. 
>On both machines /etc/resolv.conf are identical.
>
>What is wrong with ALPHA2 ?
>
>Mit freundlichem Gruß/Yours sincerely
>Werner Rost
>GMT-FIR - Netzwerk
> 
>ZF Boge Elastmetall GmbH
>Friesdorfer Str. 175, 53175 Bonn, Deutschland/Germany 
>Telefon/Phone +49 228 3825 - 420 Telefax/Fax +49 228 3825 - 
>398 [email protected]
>