The following table describes name services error messages.
Table D-2 Name Services Error Messages| Message | Action | 
|---|---|
| DNS domain name is empty Host name field is empty | Specify a DNS domain name or host name | 
| Invalid DNS server IP address Invalid IP address Invalid subnet mask Invalid router IP address | IP addresses must be in the form x.x.x.x where x is a number between 0 and 255. Type man inet for more information. Hex values are also acceptable. | 
| Host name already exists IP address already exists Ethernet address already exists | Each client must have a unique host name, Ethernet address, and IP address. Enter a different value. | 
| Invalid Ethernet address 
 | Ethernet addresses must be in the form xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx, where xx is a hexadecimal number separated by colons. |