Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Several suggestions have indicated that 0.0.0.0 be used for a "dummy" full > name. > > I guess my question at this point is, "What purpose is served by the line: > > 199.44.34.24 dwarf.polaris.net dwarf > > in /etc/hosts?" > > If I don't need such a line when dynamic IPs are used, why do I need one > when it is a static IP?
Hmm. I thought he was suggesting that you use sed or something to edit the 0.0.0.0 to the correct value at runtime. I didn't know 0.0.0.0 would be acceptable, and I've found that hostname "hacks", if this is one, can fail from version to version of the kernel/resolver. Specifically, some programs can be very particular about entries in /etc/hosts; sendmail, rlogind, and lprng come to mind. I've had trouble at one time or another with each of these as a result of dynamic-ip's and/or masquerading. I haven't taken the time to make sure I've gotten everything exactly right -- I've just tended to to fix the problems as they crop up. -- Rob -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
