Re: Problems installing FreeBSD 4.0 20000125-CURRENT

[Mike Smith]

> <<On Thu, 27 Jan 2000 18:11:52 -0800, Mike Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> 
> > That's not correct; your DHCP configuration should reflect the hostname.
> 
> No, it shouldn't.  As I keep on trying to explain, the DHCP addresses
> are:
> 
>       1) Temporary.
>       2) Meaningless.
>       3) Temporary.
>       4) Temporary.
>       5) Temporary.

Since the hostname is simply a plain-text token for the IP address, it 
has to remain bound to the IP address (whether that binding is fixed or 
dynamic is outside the scope of this discussion).  Having a hostname that 
doesn't map to your IP address is a misconfiguration, and not a useful 
one at that.

The only argument for having a dysfunctional hostname of the variety you 
describe is vanity, which is not a valid engineering constraint.

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