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From: scotts@qsp.COM (Scott Simpers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: How to get telnet/ftp to use the resolver?
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Date: 15 May 91 20:04:07 GMT
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In article <3366@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx> josevela@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx (Jose Angel Vela Avila) writes:
>martin@phillip.edu.au writes:
>
>>       I've setup the resolver and named on our sun IPC and using 
>>nslookup everything seems to be fine.  However I, can't get telnet,
>>ftp etc to use the name resolver.  If I'm NOT running NIS, how do I get 
>>everything to use the resolver?
>
> I think there most be a file that describes all the services
>
> I our VaxStation with ULTRIX 4.0 there is a file called /etc/svc.conf

The problem is that you are working on a Sun.  They EXPECT to run NIS.  I don't
believe you can turn it off and have things work right.  You can tell the
ypserv process to look to DNS/resolver by using the 'ypserv -d' command.


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