Telnet Ambigous Error Message

[Roger Lavender]

When telneting to a server, the error message "SetSOckopt: invalid argument" is returned.

Any ideas??

[Edward Sedgemore]

These sort of errors are usually application related. In you case with telnet itself. Do you have the latest telnet patch loaded ? On our 11 boxes there are a total of 4 telnet patches (presumable they all superceed each other).

[AstraZeneca Unix Staff]

Roger,

You need the latest ARPA cumulative Transport patch. On 10.20 the patch name is PHNE_19936.

Good luck!!

[Roger Lavender]

GOT IT!!

OK, when your building a new server on the same subnet, make sure the IP Address you use is the right one and does not duplicate another server. During the load process of the new server, an NFS Client process attempts to start. If the IP/hostname of the new server conflicts with DNS entries in the DNS server, both the new server and the existing server compete for the connection, and thus, don't allow either server to host telnet connections.

Thanks to everyone for helping me find this.

Roger