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Date:      16 Dec 2003 19:01:38 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Hanspeter Roth <hampi@rootshell.be>
Subject:   Re: identity using send-pr with dynamic address
Message-ID:  <444qw048il.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <20031215124154.GB604@gicco.homeip.net>
References:  <20031215124154.GB604@gicco.homeip.net>

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Hanspeter Roth <hampi@rootshell.be> writes:

> I only succeeded to send a problem report after setting the hostname
> to the current public internet hostname (according the dialup IP
> address).
> Is there a better way to send prs from system with dynamic IP
> address?

You should be able to send PRs with *any* DNS name that maps to your
address.  If you want a permanent one, there are some free "dynamic"
DNS services out there.  If you just want to set the hostname
automatically, note that dhclient will do it automatically if the DHCP
server sends the hostname to it (and if not, you can probably script
something up fairly easily).

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Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area: 
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