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# 1  
Old 08-07-2007
Can't ping using hostname on Solaris 10
I recently installed Solaris 10 on my Sun workstation. I cannot ping using hostname from another computer on the same network.

But I can ping using the IP address. Also I can ping other systems using their hostnames.

Can anyone give some information regarding how to resolve this issue.
# 2  
Old 08-07-2007
Hi,
please more info!!

send us the output of the following files:

/etc/hosts
/etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/inet/hosts

Thanks and best regards
joerg
Last edited by joerg; 08-08-2007 at 02:53 AM..
# 3  
Old 08-08-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by alpha123
I recently installed Solaris 10 on my Sun workstation. I cannot ping using hostname from another computer on the same network.

But I can ping using the IP address. Also I can ping other systems using their hostnames.

Can anyone give some information regarding how to resolve this issue.
Are you using DNS? If so, is the newly installed system registered in DNS? If you aren't using DNS, make the entry for the new system in the other systems' /etc/hosts files.
# 4  
Old 10-29-2008
pinging problem
i am having solaris 10 os ,but i could not abel to ping it through hostname but i can ping through ip please guid me regards
# 5  
Old 10-29-2008
reason behind is your system is not able to resolve the ip against the host name u have given. if its not in DNS then all u need is a single line entry in /etc/hosts file as ip address and hostname. once the system is not in DNS then /etc/hosts is the file reff for ip resolution against hostname.
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