Re: DHCP and static addresses, nothing to do with Re: Who: Bookworm v.Trixie

[David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>]

On Mon 31 Mar 2025 at 16:35:58 (-0400), gene heskett wrote:
> On 3/31/25 13:55, David Wright wrote:
> > I don't know why you have problems with using /etc/hosts for lookups
> > on your LAN. I use it here without any problems, and it has to work
> > because there's no DNS server in my router (too cheap).
> > 
> >    $ grep hosts: /etc/nsswitch.conf
> >    hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns
> because files doesn't work in bookworm, I had to:
> 
> grep hosts: /etc/nsswitch.conf
> hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns myhostname
> to make the hosts file work

I don't know why you're using libnss-myhostname, nor whether it's
something to do with your unconventional (for Debian) /etc/hosts
that you listed in:
  https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/08/msg00061.html

> > > Sorry to disappoint you but that seems to be working Just Fine, but
> > > once again, you make no attempt to either explain why its wrong, or to
> > > tell us what the right way is other than demanding we waste a week
> > > making dhcpd actually work.
> > Then why the complaint?

The query still stands.

Cheers,
David.