RE: PPP with a dynamic address?

[David Puryear <dayear@codenet.net>]

Hi,

You just need to have
127.0.0.1 MyBox localhost

And you don't need 0.0.0...., or at least I havn't had a problem without one.:)

        David

On 19-Jun-97 Dale Scheetz wrote:
  My ppp connection is to an ISP that is willing to provide me with a
  "static" IP address, allowing me to be the same address every time I
  connect.
  I have been asked by a friend to help set up his machine for ppp, but his
  ISP will only provide a "dynamic" IP address. I am a bit confused about
  how to deal with the entry in /etc/hosts. 
  For the system to work properly, is it necessary to update this file every
  time a connection is made?
  I haven't tried anything yet. I'm just trying to understand what I need to
  do, so I will not look like a total idiot ;-)
  
  Any pointers appreciated,
  
  Dwarf
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