Telnet reports "unknown host"

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Telnet reports "unknown host"

Symptom:

Telnet reports the following error: a
telnet "IP address"
works, but a
telnet "host"
does not. The host name is not solved correctly, although
/etc/hosts
is set correctly (supposedly).

Cause:

At the end of a line a host file is missing.

Solution:

Goto the directory
/etc
, log in as user root and edit the file hosts. Please make sure that every line ends with a line feed (a RETURN at the end of the entry).

Keywords: 4.3, TELNET, HOST, NETWORK

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