Java cannot resolve DNS address from AIX: UnknownHostException

Question

I\'m having this strange error.

On AIX, if I can reach my server from the command line ( using ping / telnet )

But If I try using java I\'ve got UnkownHostE

Answer 1

I am having this problem as well. I have an number of java programs installed on Ubuntu64, and none of them can resolve domain names (there are multiple JRE's too - some of them are IBM products). If I put the domain name in the hosts file with the IP address, then it works for those domains only. Every other non java program works just fine with domain resolution. WEIRD! If I find the answer, I will post it here. If you have the answer, help us please!