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>      Can the HP use an external  DNS Server to resolve IP addresses
>      instead of having to add them into the host table on the system ?

Yes, as other people have pointed out, by modifying RESLVCNF.NET.SYS aka
/etc/resolv.conf.

Or your HP 3000 could become a DNS server itself, by installing my port of
BIND 8.1.1.  Details at:

        http://www.cccd.edu/~markb/bindix.html
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