> At 08:25 AM 17/11/2005 -0500, Jason Dodson wrote:
> >There is no good reason to confuse an already confused
> person with the task of
> >defining a name lookup for a machine.
> >
> >Simply use the IP address of the database server, EX:
> >
> > 192.168.1.200:/path/to/db
>
> Oh yes, there is good reason. If dynamic IPs are being used, the IP
> address is unstable unless there is a hosts entry in the host
> server to
> anchor the address (making it unavailable for dynamic assignment) and
> corresponding hosts entries in the clients to pass a value to
> GetHostByName().

If dynamic IP's were being used then would it not be required to keep the
hosts file up to date?

> On the subject of "confused people", it tends to be a lot
> more confusing
> when someone habitually tries to force hacks and tricks onto
> new users
> before they have actually got stuff to work by crossing the "t's" and
> dotting the "i's".
>
> Setting up the network for stable access takes much higher
> priority in my
> perception than saving a few keystrokes in a one-time
> configuration exercise.
>
> ./heLen
>
>
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