Answer:
Add the following line in /etc/svc.conf:
hosts local,bind # I was missing bind
Thanks to:
"Robert L. McMillin" <rlm_at_syseca-us.com>
Kimble Britten Webb <kimble_at_maths.unsw.EDU.AU>
Shelly Feran <mferan_at_ego.psych.mcgill.ca>
Sophia Liow <sophia_at_bliss.vic.cmis.csiro.au>
Ashima <ashima_at_rri.ernet.in>
Kai Grunau <kgrunau_at_ifm.uni-kiel.de>
Anil Khullar <Anil.Khullar_at_mailhub.gc.cuny.edu>
Simon Greaves <S.J.Greaves_at_hw.ac.uk>
Hernando Barragan <damian_at_mox.uniandes.edu.co>
scott_at_mbox.city.north-bay.on.ca
My original question:
> Hi Digital-ers,
>
> I have a simple question: After I setup the network of my workstation,
> I can not use any host name which is not list in /etc/hosts, but I have
> no problem to use the IP address. I have tried to use nslookup. It works
> fine for any host name. For example:
> %telnet prep.ai.mit.edu # unknown host
> %nslookup prep.ai.mit.edu # print 18.159.0.42
> What do I missing?
>
> I am running OSF3.2 on DEC3000/700
>
> Thanks
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