At 10:12 AM 6/8/98 -0400, SLP wrote:
>Ok..so it s I press the CTTL key, then the ^ Key, and then the number 2
>key to quit minicom without resseting right?
I don't have minicom handy right now, so I can't confirm this.
>And as for my /etc/hosts, I can leave it the way it was initially
>without any referrence to my Isp (I have a dynamic Ip assigned by my
>server everytime I log in).
Yes. Although the dynamic (assigned) IP address for your box is irrelevant
to your hosts file. That only records hosts other than your own (except for
the loopback device).
>
>Thanks for clarifying it.
It's a dirty job but someone has to do it. :-)
>
>Charles Curley wrote:
>>
>> Your ISP may have told you incorrectly. You should not have a permanent
>> entry for your ISP unless you are permanently on line, and even then you
>> probably should not.
>>
>> Here is the relevant portion of my W95 hosts file, which is also correct
>> for Linux:
>>
>> 127.0.0.1 localhost
>> 192.0.0.3 ccurley1
>> 192.0.0.4 bad_dog
>> 192.0.0.32 laptop
>>
>> The first entry could also be:
>>
>> 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.domain.net
>>
>> or some such. On some systems where I am testing IP code or otherwise
>> pinging myself, I'll do:
>>
>> 127.0.0.1 localhost lo
>>
>> which lets me call my loopback address either loopback or lo.
>>
>> But what is key here for your situation is that all of the names for a
>> given host _must_ be on the same line as the IP address.
>>
>> Any line that does not have an IP to hostname map should either be empty or
>> a comment, and so preceded with a sharp (#).
>>
>> The process of setting up the PPP link to your ISP should add a route to
>> your ISP, so you don't need it in hosts. Similarly, taking down the PPP
>> link should remove the route to the ISP.
>>
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