Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:18:21 -0500 From: Bob Johnson <bob89@eng.ufl.edu> To: Chris Hodgins <chodgins@cis.strath.ac.uk> Cc: Fafa Diliha Romanova <fteg@london.com> Subject: Re: WHAT KIND OF SH*T IS THIS: telnet and ssh Message-ID: <4216073D.7050909@eng.ufl.edu> In-Reply-To: <421565F7.9000305@cis.strath.ac.uk> References: <20050217224731.A488C4BDAA@ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com> <20050218051605.40f0f042@it.buh.tecnik93.com> <421565F7.9000305@cis.strath.ac.uk>
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Chris Hodgins wrote: > Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > >> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:47:31 -0500 >> "Fafa Diliha Romanova" <fteg@london.com> wrote: >> >> >>> let's get straight to it: >> >> >> >> Yes: >> >> 1, post to the appropriate list(s) (bugs@fFreeBSD.org is not, at least >> not w/o a PR). >> 2. Double-check before reporting. >> >> >>> whenever i telnet or ssh to something that's offline, i get e.g.: >>> ssh: hostname.domain.com: hostname nor servname provided, or not known >> >> >> >> here it says: >> >>> ssh itetcu@hostname >> >> >> ssh: connect to host hostname.doa.ain port 22: Operation timed out >> >> > > I am seeing what Fafa sees: > $ ssh ewlkjfsd > ssh: ewlkjfsd: hostname nor servname provided, or not known > > $ telnet sdfklh > sdfklh: hostname nor servname provided, or not known > When you try to connect to a host whose name DOES NOT EXIST in the DNS system, you get the error message Fafa is complaining about. For example, if you type a host name wrong, or just make up a host name. When you try to connect to a legitimate host that is offline (i.e. its name exists, but the host is not on the network at the time), you get the "timed out" message. The difference is significant and important when you are trying to figure out what went wrong. Fafa's use of the word "offline" to describe a host that doesn't exist at all was not accurate. It is also not generally productive to be rude when asking VOLUNTEERS to help you. The likely response is "fix it yourself", which is my suggestion for this case. - Bob
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