[Info-vax] duplicated DNS domain name (was: Re: stupid network tricks)

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Sorry for the delay. I couldn't get to this machine until now.

On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:19:26 -0500
Stephen Hoffman via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> On 2015-02-27 05:29:51 +0000, lists at openmailbox.org said:
> 
> > Hi VMSystem Managers,
> 
> OpenVMS version and architecture, and TCP/IP Services version?  When 
> posting questions: always include the version details, and the patch 
> details when applicable.
> 
> I'll here assume you have not manually edited any of the binary-format 
> TCP/IP Services configuration files.  If you have directly edited the 
> TCP/IP Services hosts file for instance, then all bets are off.

I didn't try any funny stuff.

> > My SHOW NET display seems to indicate a problem with the TCP/IP node 
> > name on my system.

$ SHOW NET

Product:  DECNET      Node:  MYNODE         Address(es): 1.1
Product:  TCP/IP      Node:  MYNODE.EXAMPLE.COM.example.com Address(es): aa.bb.cc.dd


> 
> What are your settings for the BIND resolver:
> 
> TCPIP> sho name

TCPIP> sho name

BIND Resolver Parameters

Local domain: example.com

System
 
 State:    Started, disabled
 Transport: UDP
 Domain:
 Retry:    Not defined
 Timeout:  Not defined
 Servers:  No values defined
 Path:     No values defined

Process

 State:    Disabled

 Transport:
 Domain:
 Retry:
 Servers:
 Path:

> TCPIP> sho config name

%TCPIP-E-CONFIGERROR, error processing configuration request
-TCPIP-E-NAMERROR, error processing name service request
-RMS-E-RNF, record not found

> SHOW HOST /LOCAL will show any locally-added host names.

$ SHOW HOST /LOCAL

%DCL-W-IVKEYW, unrecognized keyword - check validity and spelling

> If you have configured and are running local DNS services (BIND server 
> or otherwise) here, then this behavior would commonly be caused by the 
> lack of a dot on the end of the host name in the DNS zone file.  The 
> zone file will apply the zone name to each host name, unless the host 
> name within the zone is specified as a fully-qualified domain name 
> (FQDN) as indicated by a trailing dot.
> 
> If you don't have local DNS (BIND server or otherwise), then the BIND 
> resolver configuration — above — might be the source of the error.

There should be no BIND services.

Thanks.

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