Hello -- this bewilders me a little. I realize that underscores in
hostnames are not RFC compliant, but I believe this worked fine in
ULTRIX and Tru64 up until at least 4.0F.. The error message is a little
vague, so I'm not sure what to make of it. When I put an entry in the
hosts file, it is OK.
# telnet eps_19ffbb
eps_19ffbb: Unknown server error
# nslookup eps_19ffbb
Server: monnet.monmouth.edu
Address: 192.100.64.2
Name: eps_19ffbb.printers.monmouth.edu
Address: 10.20.1.39
# telnet 10.20.1.39
Trying 10.20.1.39...
Connected to 10.20.1.39.
Escape character is '^]'.
Lantronix EPS2 Version B3.6/104(990812)
Type HELP at the 'Local_5> ' prompt for assistance.
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Received on Fri Dec 10 1999 - 06:04:09 NZDT