BartlebyScrivener wrote: > Hello, > > I use unison and rsync on my home LAN. Everything works fine as long > as I use ip addresses, for example, > > ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > But my router (on home LAN) assigns dynamic ip addresses. So my > scripts don't work if the router happens to assign a different address > that day to one of my machines. > > Is there a way to use ssh and rsync using hostname instead of ip > address. It seems to me I've had this working once or twice, but then > it stops. >
Not sure if dnsmasq[1] might help - it can serve the names of local machines which are not in the global DNS. I've looked at it but never actually used it myself. [1] http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html -- Chris. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
