On Sat, 13 Jul 2002 16:38:14 -0700 "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Matthew Carpenter wrote: > > Sorry, Llama, I have to disagree here... /etc/hosts is a key part of > > a Linux system. If your hostname and ip address don't match in there, > > you get weird results with some software. > > When did i say it wasn't a key part of the system? No where. However > it has *NOTHING* to do with DHCP. Please don't put words in my mouth. Exactly, and you are wrong. The DHCP subsystem updates /etc/hosts every time it obtains a lease. This is necessary for the system to understand its inner self and maintain a state of ominous peace. And tone it down, chief. > > > begin "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > (Sat, 13 Jul 2002 08:28:07 -0700) > > > > > >>/etc/hosts is nothing more than "BIND for dummies". It really has > >>nothing at all to do with DHCP functionality. > > > > > > > > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > L. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo: http://netllama.ipfox.com > > 4:35pm up 85 days, 23:21, 2 users, load average: 0.13, 0.18, 0.37 > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - > http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the > above URL. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
