Socket Problem on True64 Alpha

[Rolf Wester]

Hi,

I just tried the socket server examples that are in the Python docs on a 
Tru64 Alpha machine. My Python version is 2.2.1. Unfortunately these 
examples don't work. This:

import socket
HOST = ''                 # Symbolic name meaning the local host
PORT = 50007              # Arbitrary non-privileged port
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
s.bind((HOST, PORT))

gives the error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "server.py", line 7, in ?
     s.bind((HOST, PORT))
socket.gaierror: (9, 'The service passed was not recognized for the 
specified socket type.')

and this:

import socket
import sys

HOST = ''                 # Symbolic name meaning the local host
PORT = 50007              # Arbitrary non-privileged port
s = None
for res in socket.getaddrinfo(HOST, PORT, socket.AF_UNSPEC,
                              socket.SOCK_STREAM,
                              0,socket.AI_PASSIVE):


results in:

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "socket2.py", line 8, in ?
     for res in socket.getaddrinfo(HOST, PORT, socket.AF_UNSPEC, 
socket.SOCK_STREAM, 0, socket.AI_PASSIVE):
socket.gaierror: (8, 'Name does not resolv to supplied parameters; 
neither nodename nor servname were passed.')


I don't have any idea what is wrong here. I would be very appreciative 
for any help.

Thanks in advance

Rolf Wester