On 19.04.2006, at 16:07, Vlad Seryakov wrote:
We do use fully qualified hostnames but usually they are resolved or we specify exactly in nsd.tcl what hostname wqe are serving
In order to keep the configuration to minimum (we are shrink-wrapped package) we do not have ANY configuration. For TCP port we take 8000 per default and that is all. We rely on NS to get proper hostname, then to use this hostname to get proper IP address. On Mac, this somehow fails in certain configurations. What fails is the reverse lookup of hostname given address. We have not been able to find out why but this one is making our (support) life to hell. So we HAVE to do something. First idea was to understand WHY the reverse lookup is done deep in NS driver code. Next is to either disable it, or make our private changes to disable it, because it often leads to inability to start on a machine whose hostname cannot be reverse looked-up (typically user workstations). So, is there any DEEP reason why there is an additional IP-to-hostname translation there what I do not see at the first glance? Because if it isn't, then I'll like to relax that part. Cheers Zoran
