Re: Networking Guidlines

And why is that? Is it because if you change an IP address you have to go
to every PC and change the host file?

And according to IBM
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/SLKBase.nsf/3ff1161e61e6c7468625661300765a3f/34879f5e413aa5cd8625697b0053f36a?OpenDocument
some things have to be in the AS/400 host file.
"Note: The Mail Router parameter must be an alphanumeric name and not an IP
Address. Also, an entry must be made in the host table of the server to
associate the name mailrelay to the IP Address 192.168.5.254."
Mine is an IP address and works ok (V5R1), I did not see at what release
that was at.

"Note: If you wanted to receive mail for a second SMTP Domain named
mail2.company.com, mail2.company.com would also be associated with the
Interface 192.168.1.5."
And this show it in the host file.

I just mention these because someone said they put the name in the host
file on the AS/400 (for an email problem) and it worked after that, and he
was told that was a bad idea.

John Ross

At 10:39 AM 7/31/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Ohh, and I forgot.
>
>Don't use the HOSTS file!  It is evil and will only cause you problems
>in the future.