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Re: netmon and /etc/hosts ?

2000-06-14 14:01:50
Subject: Re: netmon and /etc/hosts ?
From: Ray Schafer <schafer AT tkg DOT com>
To: nv-l AT lists.tivoli DOT com
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:01:50 +0000
REIBENSCHUH Alfred wrote:

> Hi !
>
> the machine      : ibm-rs6000 s7a 4-way 8gb memory 9gb swap 72gb disks
> the system       : aix 4.3.2
> the program      : tivoli/netview 6.0a
> the configuration: no DNS, a well established /etc/hosts (6000 lines plus)
>
> on a " ovstart netmon ; netmon -M 53 " it takes hours
> to get something other into the trace-file than
> "event suppression installed"

This is something to check out before you attempt to attack the problem by
changing /etc/hosts:

Be sure that you do not have an /etc/resolv.conf file.  If you have one, and
especially if you have an entry to a nameserver in there, this could account
for the delay: it will cause the systems resolver routines to query the
nameserver before it looks in /etc/hosts.  It has to wait for an answer from
the nameserver first.  AIX resolver routines will, (unless you tell it
otherwise through /etc/netsvc.conf or the NSORDER environmental variable)
use  DNS first IFF /etc/resolv.conf exists.

--
Ray Schafer                   | schafer AT tkg DOT com
The Kernel Group              | Distributed Systems Management
http://www.tkg.com


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