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Old 01-22-2008
where is Ip address stored

I run - telnet adl001 (where adl001 is a box name) and it works Ok
/etc/hosts file does not have resolution of the ip address for this name
where it can be found ?
Thanks
# 2  
Old 01-22-2008
if u r using linux environment then type ipconfig in the command prompt....
It ll show ur ip address....
# 3  
Old 01-22-2008
Is this your box name?
Otherwise it should be getting names from a DNS server around, take a look at /etc/resolv.conf, there you find information about the DNS servers you are connected to.
# 4  
Old 01-22-2008
This is SUN box. I could not find IP it in vi /etc/resolv.conf
YES ADL001 is the name of the box I am connecting to. I can find the IP address itself on ADL001 in hosts file. But where it is resolved on the box I run telnet from
# 5  
Old 01-22-2008
posts the line from /etc/nsswitch.conf which starts with "hosts"
# 6  
Old 01-22-2008
Solved

hosts: files dns
Thank you I found it by running nslookup adl001
 
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