I have a Linux server running Caldera OL v1.0, and of course diald
with the latest patch - v5.
When I connect, e.g. telnet, mail, from a client machine diald dials out
and will not give me a login window until it connects. I am 99% sure
this is DNS related.
The messages in the /var/log/messages detail the filter has accepted
rule 22, protocol 17.
My hosts file has an entry for the client machines, e.g.
192.168.1.200 client200.local.com client
However, on reading the FAQ, specifically the following
"6.10 When I send mail to a local site diald brings the link up. Why?
Sendmail is attempting to do a name lookup on your the local hostname,
and for some reason it is not finding it in the /etc/hosts file. This is
probably a case of a
misconfigured domain name. Make sure that local hostnames do not contain
the full domain name, but only the prefix. Also make sure that the IP
address being used
by diald for the local host has a defined entry in your /etc/hosts file.
Configuration errors of this type can be hard to track down. If
necessary you should run
sendmail with full debugging on to see what names it is trying to look
up."
Would it solve my problem if I removed the FQDN from the hosts file?
Unfortunately it is 8:12 am Monday morning and I can't test it until I
get home tonight!
But if anybody has seen this before and can offer advice, then I'd be
more than grateful.
tia
Paul.
( i do intend to run named eventually)
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