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DECnet-Plus BCKTRNSFAIL error?

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The Question is:

 
I'v this error message:
%IPC-E-BCKTRNSFAIL, failure on the back translate
address request
when I do the set host Mynode command.
And I cannot find answer by help/message bcktrnsfail
The response is:
%MSGHLP-F-NOTFOUND, message not found in Help Message database
Where can I find all the digital supplied files
.msghlp$data ? (I see this message from time to time)
 
Regards,
Leo

The Answer is :

 
  A BCKTRNSFAIL error occurs when an incoming connection request comes from
  a remote node that is not registered in whatever nameservice you have
  configured.  In other words, DECnet-Plus is trying to lookup the name of
  the remote node based on its address.  This is called a backtranslation.
  When it is unable to complete the backtranslation, DECnet-Plus usually
  just complains about it, but does not refuse the inbound connection.
  To fix this, use the DECNET_REGISTER tool to register the remote node
  name with its address (in the appropriate namespace).
 

  
     
     answer written or last revised on ( 7-JUN-1999 )
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