On Thu, 19 Jun 1997, Bruce Perens wrote:
> Try using the loopback 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts. Pppd will run ip-up and
> ip-down scripts for you, so that you can figure out the IP number and
> broadcast it to some outside site that you would like to be able to call
> you back.
Several suggestions have indicated that 0.0.0.0 be used for a "dummy" full
name.
I guess my question at this point is, "What purpose is served by the line:
199.44.34.24 dwarf.polaris.net dwarf
in /etc/hosts?"
If I don't need such a line when dynamic IPs are used, why do I need one
when it is a static IP?
Thanks,
Dwarf
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