Re: Dhcp and ssh
On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 at 13:37 GMT, Ken Gilmour penned:
> Hi Ron
>
> On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 11:27:33 +0100, Ron Rademaker wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> I've set up my network to use dhcp, there's one debian server and a
>> couple of window$ workstations. The only problem I have now is that
>> I can't login to the server with ssh any longer, the host file on
>> the server is no longer correct and ssh disconnects me. Anyone know
>> how I can set the dhcp server sp that the hosts file is updated
>> okay? (Another solution would be fine too....).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>> PS. Could you please cc any replies to me as I'm not on the list.
>> Thanks!
>
>
> It depends on the way its setup... If you connect to a computer on a
> local area network you can easily just setup "Dynamic DNS" which means
> that each time DHCP sends out a new IP address it is automatically
> added to the DNS records, thus, you will be able to always access the
> workstation by hostname rather than by IP
>
I'm pretty sure ssh still gets upset if a hostname doesn't match the
expected IP .... known_hosts records both the hostname and the IP, then
gets upset if either changes in relation to the other.
--
monique
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