[6729] in RedHat Linux List
Re: /etc/hosts and dynamic POP connects
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ray Curtis)
Fri Nov 29 20:24:46 1996
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 1996 20:23:07 -0500
From: ray@fred.net (Ray Curtis)
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <199611300057.PAA00934@deesign.com>
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W.D.McKinney writes:
> What is the best way to set up the /etc/hosts file for a dialup dynamic POP account
> to an ISP so the user's machine host name is setup to be whatever.isp.net ?
> The user is a friend located a thousand or so miles away in Alaska.
>
> dutchess is his machine host name.
> Right now he has:
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
Assuming he has static IP address just add that it his
/etc/hosts/file:
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX dutchess.whatever.domain dutchess
Leave the localhost line alone.
>
>
> for his /etc/hosts info. This needs modifying I'm sure.
>
> Thanks Folks
>
> Dee
> deem@deesign.com
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