Re: [expert] kppp prevents other X apps from opening

[Stephen F. Bosch]

John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, you wrote:
>
> Such as? I don't use a modem for my internet, so I'm unaware of any problems
> with turning OFF the "autoconfigure hostname." Please enlighten me as to what
> problems you encounter after turning it off.
>         John

It's a feature, not a critical function. If you use an application that
relies on reverse DNS lookups (some IP applications do), then the
reverse lookup will fail if your hostname doesn't match the real FQDN.
If you have a dialup connection to the internet that causes your
hostname to change everytime you call, then you have several choices:

1. give up using the application entirely
2. manually reassign the hostname every time (a royal pain)
3. let (in this case) kppp do it for you dynamically.

It's a neat idea, although not so neat if it interferes with X =).

To be fair, it's not something most people need, but if you work in
datacom...

-Stephen-