Subj : Test for links etc
To   : Kees van Eeten
From : Vince Coen
Date : Wed May 07 2014 05:25 pm

Hello Kees!

Wednesday May 07 2014 15:14, you wrote to me:

> When MBSE reads the nodelist, it expects the dnsname to me in the
> nodename field, or the ip number in the phone filed, or as eb extent
> to the IBN flag.

> MBSE does not know about the INA flag. With the change to
> -Unpublished- many systems and especially functional numbers returned
> to using function names in the bbs-name field and moved the dns name
> to the INA flag.

> So a change is needed to include the INA flag as a possible source of
> the node name, or you have to use a preprocessor, that modifies the
> nodelist in such a way that the hostname is put in the bbs-namefield.

> So the problem is nodelist related and not specific for Linux
> distribution.

> My needs are so low, that it is not likely that I will take the
> challenge, but maybe Andrew will, if you are not up to it yourself.

The flag INA is the primary source for an IP address. In fact according to my
reading of the nodelist summary near the bottom of it INA is the only flag
that
relates to such.

If you know of another method please let me know.



Vince

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