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Subject: Re: proposed code: automatic setting of hostname from MAC address
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> > > Why do you define it "non standard", and call "not standard"
> > > the config files ?
> > > + yes, in the picobsd version the MAC<->hostname mapping was in
> > > /etc/hosts, but this will be moved to /etc/ethers which is the
> > > standard place for this stuff;
> > 
> > /etc/ethers is for determining a network mask, not for determining a
> > host's IP address.  Using it otherwise is non-standard.
> 
> aren't you mistaking it for /etc/networks ?

You are indeed correct.  /etc/ethers does do what you've asked.


Nate

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