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From: randall@bcstec.boeing.com (Michael Randall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: TCP/IP frustration
Message-ID: <686@bcstec.boeing.com>
Date: 18 Feb 91 21:56:41 GMT
References: <9102181504.AA03886@pan.ssec.honeywell.com>
Organization: Boeing Computer Services, Seattle
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In article <9102181504.AA03886@pan.ssec.honeywell.com>, thompson@PAN.SSEC.HONEYWELL.COM (John Thompson) writes:
> ......  However, if I'm on the node itself, and PING
> the ORIGINAL name, I get a response with the full domain name, AND from the
> original (now wrong) interface.  SOMEWHERE in its kernel, the node is clinging
> tightly to the fact that 'bregor' is really bregor.ssec.honeywell.com and has
> an ethernet address (rather than a ring one).  When I had to do this to our
> other gateway, I ended up rebooting the node to get it cleared out.  Is there
> an easier way?  (Is there any way?)  I really don't want to reboot the node.
> John Thompson > Honeywell, SSEC

To clear the "memory" copy of hosts information use "/etc/route -f".
This will "Flush" the hosts information. I'm not sure if it will solve
all your problems. But it will get rid of the hosts info in memory. To
check the host info in memory use "/bsd4.3/usr/bin/netstat -r". Just to
see that the "route -f" works you may want to run this command before and
after trying it.

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