I think this is just a question of how you resolve your names. If my devices
have reverse DNS entries, then they get the FQDN in the Netview map. If not,
they will get a shorter name, probably based on how the device is configured,
or sometimes no name at all, just an IP address.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: danny@uk.ibm.com [mailto:danny@uk.ibm.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 10:32 AM
> To: nv-l@tkg.com
> Subject: [NV-L] Fully Qualified Hostnames
>
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>
>
> Question number two of the day.
>
> Can I make NetView display the fully qualified Hostname of a
> device rather
> than the bit before the first "."?
>
> I have been trawling the manuals and on-line reference
> information to find
> out how to answer this, so I hope I haven't missed something really
> obvious:
>
> I did find one bit of information that said to put the fully
> qualified name
> in to a local /etc/hosts file and set hosts=local,bind in
> /etc/netsvc.conf.
> However, this requires a long hosts file in my case, which pretty much
> obviates DNS and will require a lot of management.
>
> What I want is a flag I can set somewhere!
>
> Here's hoping!
>
> Danny Williams
> Tivoli & AIX Specialist
> IBM Global Services - Integrated Technology Services
> mailto:danny@uk.ibm.com
> Tel: 665520 (01926-465520) -- MOBX: 275520 (07967-275520)
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