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Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 09:36:27 -0400
From: John Dzielski <jdzielsk@stevens.edu>
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Subject: Re: Failure of name resolution with ssh on windows 7 and VMware
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Partial resolution:

I've found that the problem does not occur when using NAT for 
networking.  Bridged mode is still a problem.  I've submitted a request 
to VMware.  Nothing in their database.


On 8/14/11 3:20 AM, Thorsten Kampe wrote:
> * John Dzielski (Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:11:03 -0400)
>> I am unable to get name resolution to work with ssh. The command ssh X
>> returns the error "ssh: could not resolve hostname X: Non-recoverable
>> failure in name resolution." The command nslookup X returns a valid IP
>> address.
> Run a Wireshark trace when ssh fails and see if you actually have an
> attempt for name resolution. I'd rather suspect UAC or the firewall.
>
>> I've created a partial workaround in my .bashrc file that creates
>> variables containing the IP addresses of the names I need to resolve.
> This is a weird idea. Use /etc/hosts for that.
>
> Thorsten
>
>
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