Re: VM/TCPIP - TESTSITE question

[Miguel Delapaz]

I should also mention that if you are
on z/VM 5.1.0 or later you should consider using ETC HOSTS rather than
HOSTS LOCAL (it's documented in the same chapter).  The hostname limit
in ETC HOSTS is 128 characters.

Regards,
Miguel Delapaz
z/VM TCP/IP Development 

----- Forwarded by Miguel
Delapaz/Endicott/IBM on 07/13/2006 09:03 AM -----

Miguel Delapaz/Endicott/IBM wrote on 07/13/2006 07:54:39
AM:

> In z/VM TCP/IP Planning and Customization, the chapter on 
> Configuring the Local Host Files states the hostname in a HOSTS 
> LOCAL file can be a maximum of 24 characters
> 
> Regards,
> Miguel Delapaz
> z/VM TCP/IP Development 

> 
> The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> wrote
on 
> 07/13/2006 07:40:46 AM:
> 
> > To list:
> >   I recently created a HOSTS LOCAL file and did a
> > MAKESITE for a few DNS names. Seems to work fine with
> > one exception. When I do the TESTSITE command, it
> > looks like one of the DNS names gets truncated.
> > 
> > Following is the o/p from the command:
> > 
> > us-wat-as01.internal.jltservices.com
> > US-WAT-AS01.INTERNAL.JLT: Host address: 10.5.4.50
> > No gateway named
> > 'us-wat-as01.internal.jltservices.com'
> > No net named 'us-wat-as01.internal.jltservices.com'
> > Name:
> > 
> > Is there a limit on the length of the name I can
> > specify?
> > 
> > Thks,
> >  Bill J.
> > 
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