CAUTION: Newbie to the mailing list - question.

I need clarification on the /usr/OV/conf/seed_file.

Currently we have placed all of our Core Routers backbone
IP Addresses in the seed_file in which NetView's discovery
process properly detected these routers, and placed the appropriate
logical links to their corresponding neighbors.

We are attempting to detect devices with specific IP Ranges on
already discovered networks.  However their are not being discovered
even after several days.  I placed in the seed_file (10.70.1-254.245-254 ),
hoping to discover the following devices (10.70.11.245, 10.70.12.245,
10.70.21.245).
But alas none has been discovered.

I did read the trick, to place the IP Address of a device you want to
quickly
discover at the bottom of the seed_file and then bounce netview through
smit.  That does seem to work properly.

So for the sake of sanity what am I doing wrong?
Is the "10.70.1-254.245-254" statement in the seed_file not valid?
Could I use "10.70.*.*" ?
Or am I deemed to have to enter devices like "10.70.11.245" ,
"10.70.12.245" etc, etc.  (Which I doubt).

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks


---------------------- Forwarded by Roger Campagnoni/IT/CF/CCI on 04/30/99
09:10 AM ---------------------------


Gil Irizarry <IRIZARRG AT LABS.WYETH DOT COM> on 04/30/99 05:51:00 AM

To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
cc:    (bcc: Roger Campagnoni/IT/CF/CCI)
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I had the same problem. I am told that we do not have an authoritative
server for network 10 with out internal network. My solution was to include
all router ip addresses in my /etc/hosts file.
Gil Irizarry

>>> Massimo Carnevali <Massimo.Carnevali AT COMUNE.BOLOGNA DOT IT> 04/30 8:45 AM
>>>
I too noticed this problem. It seems that for a small perdiod of days
trying to resolve
internal addresses (like 10.*.*.*) on the external world gave that answer.
Check your DNS inverse ip resolution, may be it is asking outside what it
should
keep inside.
Hope this helps.
Massimo Carnevali - IBM Global Services -Italy