RE: DHCP and HOST files

["Mugleston, Brad" <brad mugleston gwl com>]

Thanks Rick, my question is more to my home network which now has everyone
on DHCP.  Should I just get rid of the HOSTS-DOT files or do they still
function with everyone on the network using DHCP.  

Again just a question for knowledge, not a problem.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Stevens [mailto:rstevens vitalstream com]
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:34 PM
To: redhat-install-list redhat com
Subject: Re: DHCP and HOST files


Mugleston, Brad wrote:
> I'm actually talking about the HOST series of files (HOSTS, HOSTS.DENY,
> HOSTS.ACCEPT - I think those are the main names).  I know without the
HOSTS
> file I can't ping by computer name (on my home network).  It also seems to
> help out in other network things.  In these files (HOSTS mainly) you put
in
> the IP address, short name and complete name.  Using DHCP the IP can
change
> from boot to boot.
> 
> I was just wondering about the setup on these files.  I just changed to
DHCP
> and haven't noticed any problems, just trying to avoid some.

They're called the "hosts-dot" files ("hosts.allow", "hosts.deny", etc.)
and they specify external hosts to permit or deny access to.  The fact
that YOU are on DHCP doesn't matter, as long as the remote hosts don't
change IPs.
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