Make sure that in /etc/hosts on your master the client's name points to
it's permanent ip adress and check to see if /etc/nsswitch.conf has the
following entry:

hosts: files dns

Good luck.

Marco.


On Thu, 2003-09-25 at 19:50, Wayne T Smith wrote:
> My (Solaris V4.5MP5) Netbackup has trouble with a client (Win2000) that 
> has 1 IP name (xxx.maine.edu) and 2 IP addresses (130.111.xxx.yyy and 
> 130.111.aaa.bbb).  This client doesn't have dual network attachments, 
> but moves between areas using one of the IP addresses, then the other.
> 
> Netbackup times out.
> 
> The (Solaris, I guess) PING command results differ depending on the case 
> of the IP name entered!  (PING from other systems doesn't).
> 
> If Netbackup chooses the IP address where the client machine resides, 
> things should work (but haven't).  If Netbackup chooses the "wrong" IP 
> address, it must timeout ... but since things (such as client properties 
> on the client from the backup server GUI) stop there, I guess Netbackup 
> fails for this client setup. :-(   Anyone know of an approach to this 
> problem?
> 
> (The problem comes from the client having a permanent IP address at its 
> home base, but getting assigned another as it roams about the campus).
> 
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions, wayne
> 
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