Re: [SLUG] internet connection and bind

2001-05-05 Thread Jobst Schmalenbach
On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 03:25:12AM +1000, Jeff Waugh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: quote who=Jobst Schmalenbach Is there a way telling for example bind to be based on the eth0 device instead of being based on the ppp0 device? How do you mean 'based on'? You can use the listen-on BIND

[SLUG] internet connection and bind

2001-05-04 Thread Jobst Schmalenbach
All, I am not sure whether there is a solution to this. Assume a machine with a ppp device and an eth0 device. When the internet connection goes down, the machine loses that IP Address of the ppp connection, with that goes the HOSTNAME, too. The ethernet card is still up, with that there

Re: [SLUG] internet connection and bind

2001-05-04 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=Jobst Schmalenbach Is there a way telling for example bind to be based on the eth0 device instead of being based on the ppp0 device? How do you mean 'based on'? You can use the listen-on BIND directive to have it attach to a given interface's IP address. You'll need to explain