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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:NETCAD::COLELLADT
Created:Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4455
Total number of notes:16761

2222.0. "Probewatch Ultrix Add/Name Translation" by MAASUP::PORAMBO () Wed Apr 26 1995 15:33

Hello,

  I have a several questions concerning the node names seen when accessing the
"host list". Our customer is using the Ultrix version of probewatch. 

1)  What are the mechanisms involved in trying to transalate from an
address to a node name (both IP and DECnet)? For example.... Do we access a
"name server" for IP translation? Do we look into the the IP host list on the
node running probewatch? Do we access the list created with the "management
tool editor?

2) If we access many sources of information to translate addresses to names,
what is the order of search? Does any list overide any other?

3) If a node is running both IP and DECnet is there a way to see both the
IP name/address and the Decnet information? I am only getting the IP 
name/address.

Thank you,

Bob
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2222.1jogging memory on PROBEwatch-ULTRIXNAC::FORRESTMon May 08 1995 10:479
    I believe the ULTRIX version only looked in the local /etc/hosts file
    for IP name translation. It did not do DECnet name translation, and it 
    calculated the DECnet Phase IV address from the MAC address.
    
    You can put in name to MAC address translations using the Name editor.
    
    Since the PROBEwatch displays only handle one name/address, there is 
    no way to see both IP and DECnet information.