Chris Lale([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > 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
Thats correct Chris, dnsmasq is what I use and I connect via hostname with ssh on the lan. Wayne -- Windows 3.1 not found: (C)heer, (P)arty, (D)ance? _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
