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



On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 01:36:21PM +0100, mick.crane wrote:
> On 2025-04-01 13:21, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 12:42:46PM +0100, mick.crane wrote:
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > > the spaces look wrong to me
> > 
> > If you mean those:
> > 
> > > 192.168.71.122  bpi51e5p.coyote.den     bpi51 e5p #3dprinter
> >                                               ^^^
> > > ...
> > > 192.168.71.121  mkspi.coyote.den        mkspi xmax3 # 3dprinter
> >                                               ^^^
> > ... they are OK. They separate alternative host names. They mean
> > that 192.168.71.122 responds to "bpi51e5p.coyote.den", but also
> > "bpi51" and finally "e5p". Likewise for the other.
> > 
> > Cheers
> 
> Ah, thanks. I didn't know you could do that.

Yes, you can put as many space-separated names in a line as you
like (well: one or more).

But in a way you are right: the formatting is a bit funny and we
don't know whether OP means that. My guess is he does.

Cheers
-- 
t

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