Vnc Viewer not reading host file

[James Weatherall]

Hi Michael,

I'm afraid that VNC Viewer Free Edition cannot produce the error message
"getaddrinfo: No such host is known", so that's definitely not what you're
running.

Cheers,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Murphy [mailto:mmurphy72 "at" gmail.com] 
> Sent: 10 May 2007 17:12
> To: James Weatherall
> Subject: Re: Vnc Viewer not reading host file
> 
> I am in no way trying to question you but I am using vnc 
> veiwer free edition.   see attached image.   If i take my 
> host file back to the original default host file with only 
> localhost assigned, none of my other programs work by typing 
> in a host name.   These other programs are using the host 
> file.  It's just the vnc viewer that is not able to connect 
> when typing in a hostname instead of the ip 
> 
> Thanks for all the help.
> 
> 
> On 5/10/07, James Weatherall <jnw "at" realvnc.com> wrote:
> 
> 	Hi
> 	
> 	I'm afraid that you are mistaken - you are not 
> currently using VNC Viewer
> 	Free Edition.
> 	
> 	Given what you have described, it sounds like the other 
> programs are NOT
> 	using the hosts file, but are instead using legacy 
> name-lookup APIs, which 
> 	fall back to using WINS name lookup if DNS, hosts etc 
> lookup fails.  VNC
> 	Viewer Free Edition will also use these legacy APIs and 
> so will also work if
> 	this is the case.
> 	
> 	Regards,
> 	
> 	Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
> 	
> 	
> 	> -----Original Message-----
> 	> From: Michael Murphy [mailto:mmurphy72 "at" gmail.com]
> 	> Sent: 10 May 2007 12:31
> 	> To: James Weatherall
> 	> Subject: Re: Vnc Viewer not reading host file 
> 	>
> 	> My host file is being used by the other programs. I have just
> 	> recently put that new host file
> 	> in,(windows\system32\drivers\etc) with all the hostnames
> 	> assigned.  it works fine with my other programs, everyone 
> 	> else's pc's it seems to work fine, except for mine.   and i
> 	> am using the vnc viewer free edition.
> 	>
> 	> thanks.
> 	>
> 	>
> 	> On 5/10/07, James Weatherall < jnw "at" realvnc.com 
> <mailto:jnw "at" realvnc.com> > wrote:
> 	>
> 	>       Hi Michael,
> 	>
> 	>       From what you describe, it sounds like your hosts file
> 	> is not being used by
> 	>       any of your other applications either, and that they'll 
> 	> be using the legacy
> 	>       APIs and falling back to NetBIOS name lookup instead.
> 	>
> 	>       If you switch to using VNC Viewer Free Edition then you
> 	> should find that
> 	>       you'll be able to connect. 
> 	>
> 	>       Cheers,
> 	>
> 	>       Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
> 	>
> 	>
> 	>       > -----Original Message-----
> 	>       > From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> 	> <mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com>
> 	>       > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of
> 	> Michael Murphy
> 	>       > Sent: 09 May 2007 23:53
> 	>       > To: VNC-List "at" realvnc.com 
> <mailto:VNC-List "at" realvnc.com >
> 	>       > Subject: Vnc Viewer not reading host file
> 	>       >
> 	>       > I am using Vnc viewer and it does not seem to 
> be reading the
> 	>       > host file. ..all
> 	>       > my other programs access it just fine, when i 
> try to use vnc 
> 	>       > viewer and type
> 	>       > in a hostname instead of an ip i get the 
> error:  getaddrinfo:
> 	>       > No such host
> 	>       > is known (11001). Using a hostname instead of 
> an ip works 
> 	>       > with all of my
> 	>       > other programs (coreftp, etc).  any ideas?   
> my partner has
> 	>       > the exact same
> 	>       > laptop and OS as I do and it works fine for him.
> 	> Just not for me. 
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