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Re: Multiple Interfaces and DNS entries

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Subject: Re: Multiple Interfaces and DNS entries
From: "Scott ." <pepsiasg@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 15:06:46 -0500
Actually I think having 2 DNS names is silly, but that is the least of our 
DNS issues. The people that maintain DNS don't care about NetView, so 
getting them to make cahnges is not easy. That does explain my question 
though. Thanks for your help.

Scott


>From: Jane Curry <jane.curry@skills-1st.co.uk>
>Reply-To: IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
>To: IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
>Subject: Re: [NV-L] Multiple Interfaces and DNS entries
>Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:19:52 +0100
>
>Scott,
>As Craig said, the name used by NetView will depend on the first interface
>that NetView discovers.  Unless you fix things by putting entries in the
>seedfile, which interface is found first is non-deterministic.  Worse, if 
>you
>delete and rediscover the node for some reason, you may get a different 
>name
>next time.
>
>Why do you have multiple names for a box in DNS?  I would generally 
>recommend
>having a single name that resolves to multiple IP addresses - check the
>archives for my previous appends re DNS.
>
>Cheers,
>Jane
>
>"Scott ." wrote:
>
> > NetView 6.0.1 AIX 4.3
> >
> > I have several AIX nodes with multiple interfaces. How does NetView 
>decide
> > which name to use for the node when it displays it? Here is an example:
> >
> > Node appears on the map as:
> > nodeastby.pepsi.com
> >
> > Node has 2 interfaces, each has a DNS entry:
> > (en0)nodea.pepsi.com
> > (en1)nodeastby.pepsi.com
> >
> > Why does NetView choose one name over another?
> >
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