Re: Telnet Troubles from Windows to SCO Unix

From: Ian Wilson (scobloke2_at_infotop.co.uk)
Date: 07/30/03

  • Next message: Scott McMillan: "Re: Telnet Troubles from Windows to SCO Unix" 
    Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:16:34 +0000 (UTC)

    Ronald J Marchand wrote:
    > "Bob Bailin" <72027.3605@compuserve.com> wrote
    >
    >>"Jorge_Beteta" <jbeteta@yahoo.com> wrote
    >>
    <snip>
    >>>Hello,
    >>> I can telnet from a Windows PC doing:
    >>> open 192.168.1.5 <-- Fine!
    >>>However, I can't telnet using the domain name and host name of the SCO
    >>> open scosysv.my_domain_name <-- It doesn't work!
    >>
    >>You have to enter the fully qualified host name into the hosts file of
    >>your *Windows* computer in order to use it to reference the SCO
    >>Unix machine that way. It's probably far easier to use Windows
    >>telnet from IE using: telnet:192.168.1.5
    >>and bookmarking the location under Favorites.
    <snip>
    >
    > I may have done something in my sleep and do not remember it but ...

    I think so :-)

    > My SCO server is named rjm. There is the file, /etc/hosts, that contains
    > the names of all machines and their addresses.
    >
    > There are no hosts or lmhosts files on my Win/ME workstation. From a
    > command prompt I type: ping rjm ... and the Unix host responds. And if I
    > telnet rjm, a windows box for telnet pops up with a login.
    >

    Maybe you have VisionFS or SAMBA running on rjm? These will broadcast
    name & address adverts in Microsoft SMB format that the PCs pick up.
    They'll also register their NetBIOS names with a WINS server if so
    configured.

    I prefer DNS but YMMV.

    Ian.

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