Peter Memishian writes: > > If we don't have it we'd probably need some support in the conversion of > > /etc/hostname* files so that at the time of conversion we do a > > getaddrinfo to get the addresses from /etc/hosts,ipnodes. > > > > Thus the RFE might not even be needed. > > Agreed. For the reasons already discussed on this thread, using hostnames > with ipadm (and ifconfig) is problematic; we'd be better off without it.
For what it's worth, I happen to like using names whereever I can rather than repeating magic numbers. Thus, I normally configure systems with static IP addresses to have an entry in /etc/hosts corresponding to the address I'm going to use, set up /etc/nsswitch.conf to have 'files' listed first (as it Should Always Be), and then use the name rather than the numeric address in /etc/hostname.* and all the other configuration files. This saves me from a lot of grief if I ever have to renumber the box. In most cases, all I have to change is the /etc/hosts entry, and I'm good to go. (Yes, some parts like /etc/resolv.conf are unusually annoying about such things.) Thus, I would like to manage statically addressed interfaces by name if it's possible. And as Erik mentioned, if it's configured by name, that same name should be used for all operations and shouldn't be internally translated into something else. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[email protected]> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
