On Mon, 2011-09-19 at 12:07 -0600, linux guy wrote: > Something I should interject here is that it isn't just setting the IP > address of the server. I find the biggest problem is keeping > the /etc/hosts lists current on all the clients. > > Is there a way to statically assign the IP address to the servers and > not have to update the /etc/hosts file on all the machines ? I know > this is what DNS is supposed to do, but I've never used it that way. ---- that is indeed one of the primary purposes of DNS Learn it, love it, stop maintaining /etc/hosts Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines