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  3. November 2001

RE: SMTP DNS problem

Glad I could at least point you in the right direction.

Jim Norbut
Systems Administrator
Grubb & Ellis Company
Phone   (847) 753-7620
Fax     (847) 753-9854

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Peter Dow [mailto:pcdow@yahoo.com]
Sent:   Wednesday, November 07, 2001 6:35 PM
To:     midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject:        Re: SMTP DNS problem

Hi Jim,

It's *LOCAL.  But hey! I took a look at the additional parameters and guess
what?  The PORT parameter was 99.  Only Murphy knows why.  I set it to 53
and voila!  PING works, SNDDST works, problem solved.

Thanks for jogging me into a little more detailed look at things.

Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 425-0194 voice
909 425-0196 fax


----- Original Message -----
From: "Norbut, Jim" <Jim.Norbut@Grubb-Ellis.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 1:55 PM
Subject: RE: SMTP DNS problem


> If you do a CHGTCPDMN <f4>
> And then look
>
> Host name search priority  . . . HOSTSCHPTY     *LOCAL
>
> Is yours setup as *LOCAL or *REMOTE
> We had the same problem until we changed it to *LOCAL.
>
> Jim Norbut
> Systems Administrator
> Grubb & Ellis Company
> Phone (847) 753-7620
> Fax (847) 753-9854
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Dow [mailto:pcdow@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 3:41 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: SMTP DNS problem
>
> Yes.  In fact, I can do an NSLOOKUP from the AS400 and PING the IP address
> from that. For example:
>
> nslookup www.yahoo.com
>
> ping '216.115.102.78'
> Verifying connection to host system 216.115.102.78.
> PING reply 1 from 216.115.102.78 took 410 ms. 256 bytes. TTL 241.
> PING reply 2 from 216.115.102.78 took 328 ms. 256 bytes. TTL 241.
> PING reply 3 from 216.115.102.78 took 298 ms. 256 bytes. TTL 241.
> PING reply 4 from 216.115.102.78 took 353 ms. 256 bytes. TTL 241.
> PING reply 5 from 216.115.102.78 took 266 ms. 256 bytes. TTL 241.
> Round-trip (in milliseconds) min/avg/max = 266/331/410
> Connection verification statistics: 5 of 5 successful (100 %).
>
> But
>
> ping www.yahoo.com
> Unknown host, WWW.YAHOO.COM
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Peter Dow
> Dow Software Services, Inc.
> 909 425-0194 voice
> 909 425-0196 fax
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Galgano" <cgalgano2@ediconsulting.com>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 11:50 AM
> Subject: RE: SMTP DNS problem
>
>
> > if you do a DNS lookup on another machine (ie your PC), can you then use
> the
> > IP address on the AS400 and PING a site on the internet?
> > cjg
> >
> >
> > Carl J. Galgano
> > EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
> > 550 Kennesaw Avenue, Suite 800
> > Marietta, GA  30060
> > (770) 422-2995 - voice
> > (419) 730-8212 - fax
> > mailto:cgalgano@ediconsulting.com
> > http://www.ediconsulting.com
> > AS400 EDI, Networking, E-Commerce and Communications Consulting and
> > Implementation
> > http://www.icecreamovernight.com
> > Premium Ice Cream Brands shipped Overnight
> > FREE AS/400 Timesharing Service -
> > http://www.ediconsulting.com/timeshare.html
> > "You ain't gonna learn what you don't want to know" - rw
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> > [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Peter Dow
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 2:41 PM
> > To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: SMTP DNS problem
> >
> >
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > Yes, the only default route points to the WebRamp box we're using for an
> > internet router.  The WebRamp is basically a router with a built-in 56kb
> > modem that dials on demand.  It's configurable as to what is allowed in
or
> > out, and allows one computer on the LAN side to be the "visible" or DMZ
> > computer.
> >
> > No, the WebRamp does not allow the IP address of the AS400 to go out to
> the
> > internet.  However, it is set up so that the AS400 is the "visible"
> > computer, so any request sent to the IP address of the WebRamp is routed
> > directly to the AS400.
> >
> > For example, I can Telnet directly to it, I can FTP from the AS400 to my
> PC,
> > and vice versa, etc.
> >
> > CHGTCPDMN points to two DNS's at the ISP (Keyway).  NSLOOKUP works, so
> there
> > again it is getting to the ISP and getting replies.
> >
> > Am I providing enough info?
> >
> > Thanks for responding!
> >
> > Peter Dow
> > Dow Software Services, Inc.
> > 909 425-0194 voice
> > 909 425-0196 fax
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Bipes" <chris.bipes@cross-check.com>
> > To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 7:16 AM
> > Subject: RE: SMTP DNS problem
> >
> >
> > > Do you have a default route pointing to your internet router?  Does
your
> > > router allow the IP address of your AS400 to go out to the internet
and
> > > allow replies back?
> > >
> > > Christopher K. Bipes   mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
> > > Operations & Network Mgr  mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com
> > > CrossCheck, Inc.   http://www.cross-check.com
> > > 6119 State Farm Drive   Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102
> > > Rohnert Park CA  94928   Fax: 707 586-1884
> > > > > I have a customer with a model 150 at V4R4 trying to do
> > > > > email.  I can see
> > > > > from TRCTCPAPP *SMTPCLT that the problem is it is unable to
> > > > > resolve the
> > > > > domain name to an IP address. I proved it by setting up my
> > > > > mail domain in
> > > > > the local host table and successfully sending myself an email
> > > > > using SNDDST.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I ping a URL like www.yahoo.com, it is unable to resolve
> > > > > the name to an
> > > > > IP address.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I try NSLOOKUP, I get all kinds of IP addresses for
> > > > > www.yahoo.com,
> > > > > which leads me to believe that CHGTCPDMN INTNETADR parameter is
> setup
> > > > > correctly.
> > > > >
> > > > > What am I missing?
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