> If you have a /etc/hosts file set up with nicknames defined, you can access i > t via the nickname and not have to know the IP address. For example, if your > /etc/hosts file contains an entry >
The problem with hosts files is that they are high-maintenance. Each computer has its own file, and if they're not in step then Kaos reigns. On my small networks, I have configured BIND with a series of ptr records and matching A records, and I use DHCPD to assign IP addresses as required. Depending on OS (and Installer), getting a new system with its network names and addresses properly configured may need no more work than simply plugging it in. -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition. ============================== If you don't like being told you're wrong, be right!
