Error message while installing SAP Netweaver 7.01 on Vista

[Former Member]

I am trying to install SAP Netweaver 7.01 on my Vista system. After Set FQDN for SAP system when I leave the deafaults and click next, I get an error " Reverse lookup of address -"52-62-23.140" failed"

Is this because I have not installed the feed back loop on vista ??

[peter_dzurov · Accepted solution]

Yes, this could be the reason.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Appreciate your input Buddy,I am not sure weather I have installed the MS Loopback adaptor correctly on Vista, even though I followed all the steps in the documentation except for the last one where it says

" Editing the hosts file

In the file C:\Winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts enter:

<permanent IP address> <host name> " -

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///// The above instruction is confusing . I could not follow.

So, currently my MS Loopback adapter is installed with the default IP address set as 192.168.0.10. But I still get the same error

"Reverse lookup of address '-52.-62.-23.140' failed "

[peter_dzurov · Accepted solution]

I think it is definitely because of missing entry in hosts file. Why couldn't you follow that? Your hosts file is in C - Windows - system32 - drivers\etc\hosts

Check here:

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello,

there are many absolutely not usefull threads about this issue. MS loopback is not the solution, I have written this in another thread and tried it already with Vista and Win2003.

Is here anyone who is able to explain the following:

- Win2003 bit or Vista 32bit with VMware using host-only connection

- IP connectivity between host and guest is working

Host file -- please add an example which is really working.

Which domain name is working? Is DNS server additionally needed?

How can reverse lookup be given without DNS server? In the hosts file? If yes, please enter an example.

Yours

Stephan