Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 10:38:37 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: proposed code: automatic setting of hostname from MAC address Message-ID: <15539.6413.325758.698515@caddis.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <20020409093717.B63338@iguana.icir.org> References: <20020407035941.B37911@iguana.icir.org> <15538.12905.744914.71228@caddis.yogotech.com> <20020408235226.B57765@iguana.icir.org> <15539.3500.712066.51894@caddis.yogotech.com> <20020409092708.A63224@iguana.icir.org> <15539.5958.66973.551501@caddis.yogotech.com> <20020409093717.B63338@iguana.icir.org>
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> > > Why do you define it "non standard", and call "not standard" > > > the config files ? > > > + yes, in the picobsd version the MAC<->hostname mapping was in > > > /etc/hosts, but this will be moved to /etc/ethers which is the > > > standard place for this stuff; > > > > /etc/ethers is for determining a network mask, not for determining a > > host's IP address. Using it otherwise is non-standard. > > aren't you mistaking it for /etc/networks ? You are indeed correct. /etc/ethers does do what you've asked. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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