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Re: [Netdisco] DNS and Identifying non-netbios nodes by name
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From: Ivan B. <iva...@gm...> - 2011-03-29 07:21:05
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AFAIK, you should set proper DNS reverse records (PTR) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System#Reverse_lookup Setting this properly always allowed me to check by name. Ivan On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 6:37 AM, Dave Andrews <dav...@ho...> wrote: > I'm seeing the following: > > Device Aliases (IPs) without DNS Entries > All my switches are listed here. > > However, I can ping them by name from a bash shell on the netdisco box > (running on Fedora 24) > I can also ping non-windows hosts that have DNS names in my internal domain. > > However here is what I get when I try to arpnip the hostname - > netdisco -A linux.server.name > IP not resolved > > Seems netdisco resolves that the switches: > ./netdisco -d switch1 > n e t d i s c o > -------------------------------------------------- > [switch1] Discover starting > [192.168.0.240] Fetching Device Info > [192.168.0.240] Fetching Interface Information > > Still they show up under Device View with "No DNS" - > Device View: [No DNS] (192.168.0.240) > > Also, the switch IPs and IPs of the Windows nodes (plus netBIOS names) all > show up under "connected devices". > > How can I get the DNS names and IPs for connected devices to appear > in Device View for the switch they are connected to? These nodes > include linux workstation hosts, IP cameras, the firewall, and > access-points. > > Thanks, > > Dave > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the > growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses > are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software > be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker > today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar > _______________________________________________ > Netdisco mailing list > net...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/netdisco-users > > |
