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Message-ID: <326705EE.3387@wsg.net> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 00:22:06 -0400 From: "David M. Fogarty" <chaos@wsg.net> Reply-To: chaos@wsg.net Organization: Web Services Group, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: rarpd on a 2.1-Release box... References: <32659FD7.41C6@wsg.net> <545kas$etb@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.97.122.160 Lines: 46 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.erols.net!feed1.news.erols.com!news-out.internetmci.com!news.internetMCI.com!pull-feed.internetmci.com!ns2.wsg.net!206.97.122.160 Hello Bill, Bill Paul wrote: > You have _completely_ misunderstood the nature of RARP. What you're talking > about is not RARP: it's DNS. RARP has nothing to do with other hosts being > able to resolve your IP address into a hostname. Actually, I know what rarp is used for. The main purpose is to allow diskless workstations to obtain their IP address.... > Since I doubt very much that you run your own DNS server, I suggest you > talk to your ISP and ask them to make sure your IP address and hostname are > properly registered. This is their problem: nothing you can do will make > any difference. Never assume... :) I do run my own DNS and for multiple registered names as well as a few virtual hosts. I should have made my post a little clearer but I was in an extreme hurry.... I ended up mixing two of my problems into one big mess. In any case, I fixed the problem with rarpd anyhow. I appreciate your comments nonetheless. I am working to get the names propogated.... Take care! -Dave -- ~|~|_ _ | _ _ _| _ |` /~`|_ _ _ _ | | |(/_ |_(_)| (_| (_)~|~ \_,| |(_((_)_\ Ever been to the Realm of Chaos? Check it out!! http://www.wsg.net/~chaos | chaos@wsg.net -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAzI+5/MAAAEEANEJ4sCRrHa/FmG/wmv2ngA//BDrsq7VbiyQQRUGu8UDEOL4 JuKdxEIZf+8w7e38Sy4sBzRHdUbW2+O66i0GfQ1l1fDadrmxmyjUjt9OYgoeLRa4 4eFa9H8pt9TJefFPc+xFckYUTNoIq/wFfulfRHoFSSC+AAOQ//zPtXxt0x0BAAUR tCBEYXZpZCBNLiBGb2dhcnR5IDxjaGFvc0B3c2cubmV0PokAlQMFEDJAa2H8z7V8 bdMdAQEB6fkEAL72UBqn2Y8r99pEQJKIiHrS2ln6TpFEgVqqfYLgVBIxMND1zQCX hJ5jV9Sh4KnZhUxUA/RQ4UwH1DZQiOz8ylg/XaEBTlykOSYAvEsvOHMYshrKXVRU MmPUFYTpoNoMGw/wUovarA/hJ0P+jqC72U2atTVR9D+WMiH+li8cFa+FtB9EYXZp ZCBNLiBGb2dhcnR5IDxkYXZlQHRiZS5uZXQ+ =7twh -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----