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Re: Duplicate Host Names

>On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:07:08 -0500, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Traditionally I do put all of the locally defined ip interfaces in the 
>host table.  Keep in mind that some of these addresses, or interfaces, may 
>be supporting something other than your i5/os.  Like Domino or something 
>and thus will have a different host name.  Actually they should be in your 
>DNS, so you shouldn't need them in your host table.
>

I don't know why but we don't use DNS.

We have our token ring adapter set up with one IP address, our ethernet set
up with a second and a temporary third IP address.  They all would logically
point to the same host name.  But I can see problems if anything accesses
the table host name.  I don't know if anything does though.

Gord

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