2007/10/13, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Sat, 2007-10-13 at 06:22 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > But you reason for changing the host file makes no sense to me. TThe > > hostname yes but not the hosts file. The hosts file contains machine > > names you will use for outbound traffic and that should remain > > unchanged. > > The hosts file does *more* than that, that's why you're not seeing the > reason. > > The machine can also use it to work out its own addresses. A DHCP > server can change YOUR addresses, and hostname. Modifying the hosts > file and resolv.conf file, amongst other files that could be changed, > *can* be done to ensure that your machine can work its own addresses > out, without needing an external DNS server. > > A DHCP server can also tell you other addresses to use, such as NTP, > NNTP, SMTP servers, and so on. Those addresses could also be added to a > hosts file, dynamically, if it were to be beneficial. > > -- > (This box runs FC7, my others run FC4, FC5 & FC6, in case that's > important to the thread.) > > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. > I read messages from the public lists. > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > I am learning a lot from this thread. I have only one question: if hosts file can be emptied by any DHCP server (maybe what happened in my case, I can't check because my server is sleeping in the office until monday...), I don' understand why an empty file can prevent from logging into the machine (that is what I experienced on my laptop..) -- Antonio Montagnani Skype : antoniomontag
