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Date:      Tue, 12 Mar 1996 09:05:03 +2
From:      "Irvine Short" <ishort@pcm.co.za>
To:        rdmurphy@acs.bu.edu
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: User PPP, dynamic IP, and /etc/hosts
Message-ID:  <199603120710.JAA08368@pcmgate.pcm.co.za>

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> Perhaps a dumb question, but:
> 
> I'm trying to set up user PPP on a FreeBSD 2.1 system at home.
> Currently it only has a modem (no local network) which I will use
> to connect to a university sys. which assigns IP addresses dynamically.
> 
> Q: What address do I use for myself in /etc/hosts?

 When I this config I just had 

127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.mydomain.co.za

It worked very well.


Regards,

Irvine Short

http://www.pcm.co.za/homepage/ishort/irv_home.html

          Technical Support Engineer
          Professional Computer Manufacturers
          Amalgamated House, Jordaan St
          Cape Town, South Africa

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