Subject: Re: Multiple IP addresses for a single host in "/etc/hosts"
To: Erik E. Fair <fair@clock.org>
From: Todd Vierling <tv@pobox.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 06/04/1999 13:25:07
On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Erik E. Fair wrote:
: 209.157.85.45 atomic.clock.org atomic atomic-le0 # SPARC Classic
: 209.157.85.46 digital.clock.org digital digital-le0 nfs0 # SPARC LX
: 209.157.85.47 broadcast.clock.org broadcast
: #
: 209.157.85.48 nfs-net.mercy.st.clock.org
: 209.157.85.49 digital.clock.org digital-le1 nfs1 # SPARC LX
: 209.157.85.50 atomic.clock.org atomic-nfs atomic-le1 # SPARC Classic
:
: so, I ask for "digital-le1", what do I get in the hosts address field? If
: the answer is not "209.157.85.49" *followed* by "209.157.85.46", then
: you've just screwed everyone with a multi-homed host.
Hm. A brainmatch against your table above reveals that only 209.157.85.49
is "digital-le1", period.
Now, a request for "digital.clock.org" is something different entirely.
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-- Todd Vierling (Personal tv@pobox.com; Bus. todd_vierling@xn.xerox.com)