On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Michael Perry wrote:
>
> Just a basic question. I have a static IP address from my dialup ISP. I
> have the same setup for some years and am curious about the best way to
> setup /etc/hosts with a static ip. Now I have this defined:
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> 207.167.85.183 mperry.basin.com mperry
That's much the same as mine:
127.0.0.1 localhost loopback loop
158.152.97.177 stokes.demon.co.uk stokes
> The 207 number only applies when I dialup. I read the that the 127.0.0.1
> should not have a nickname or alias because of sendmail issues. So how
> should I list my static IP address when I dialup? I get the same IP every
> time and my machine is named the same each time I dialup. I've been with
> this ISP for 5 years now.
I note your comment about the loopback circuit and sendmail issues. All
I can say is that I haven't had any problems in that respect. I also
have the dummy i/f assigned to my FQDN for when I'm offline:
phil@stokes:~ > netstat -r
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
stokes.demon.co * 255.255.255.255 UH 1500 0 0 dummy0
loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 3584 0 0 lo
Phil
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