On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Matthew Carpenter wrote: > 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.
No, you are wrong. DHCP doesn't touch /etc/hosts in any way shape or form on any of the 15+ boxes that i'm responsible for. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
