Dave mclellan, dave wrote: > Hi all: DUMB QUESTION ALERT: > > if I call getnameinfo() with a sockaddr_in6 that describes a link-local > address on Solaris 2.8+, it returns EAI_FAIL (DNS non-recoverable error). > The address is configured I the /etc/net/ipnodes file correctly, I think. > that is, I can find the address given the name, but can't find the name > given the address.
>From that description, it sounds like you aren't really using DNS, but a local ipnodes file. So, to me it sounds like a bug. > > 1) is this because it doesn't like link-local, and should I skip the > getnameinfo() if I know it's a link-local (translate the address by > inet_ntop for example). > > OR > > 2) should this work, and how might I best debug the DNS query to figure why > the configuration is wrong. See if this works when you remove the DNS lookups from the lookup order in nsswitch.conf or whatever solaris uses. If by using just local lookups you can't resolve a link-local address, then it may be a bug (or Solaris feature... :) -vlad > > Thanks for any hint. > > > > Dave McLellan --Consulting Software Engineer - SPEA Engineering > EMC Corporation > 228 South St. Mail Stop: 228 LL/AA-24 > Hopkinton, MA 01748 USA > +1-508-249-1257 F: +1-508-497-8030 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The IPv6 Users Mailing List > Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe users" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The IPv6 Users Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe users" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
