>
> arndt@aorta.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de (Michael Arndt) wrote:
>
> > when i try to execute in tkined in menu
> > IP-monitor ethernet load
> > i get errormessage:
> > ip-name[ip-address]: unknown hostname q\x05\bPC/x15P0.19
> > this happens when i run tkined/scotty on a linux pc
> > and probe the controller of a sgi
> > if tkined runs on sgi the same happens but the correct name
> > is spleed in the errormessage
> > has anyone a clue what i m doing wrong ?
>
> Usually it is the resolver configuration that prevents scotty from
> resolving host names. In most cases this is the broken SunOS resolver
> library (you can find dozens of email on this topic in the archive of
> this mailing list). The funny output on your linux box looks like a
> serious error. However, since no one else has reported this problem so
> far, I will assume for now that your linux system behaves a bit
> unusal.
FYI, I am also running scotty/tkined on a Linux box and I get the exact
same error. I have not investigated the source of this error yet.
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