[SOLVED] /etc/hosts entry for DHCP IP

yogesh_attarde · 01-03-2014, 01:22 AM

Hi All,

I knew the file format for /etc/hosts

The question is what could be the entry for DHCP IP?

Regards,
Yogesh

acid_kewpie · 01-03-2014, 02:24 AM

there wouldn't be an entry, if the IP isn't fixed, an entry for it makes no sense. If you have a reservation on the DHCP server and the address therefore IS fixed, then the entry is exactly the same as for any other.

Mani84 · 01-07-2014, 09:28 AM

There wouldn't be any entry. Could you please ellaborate why you want to add dhcp ip in hosts file? Normally dhcp server provides the DNS information to dhcp clients.

Also

Refer http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5...hosts-in-linux

wstewart90 · 01-12-2014, 06:24 AM

Just use 127.0.0.1 to access your local machine or write a script to change the ip in the hosts file as suggested in the article posted by Mani84.

jefro · 01-13-2014, 05:32 PM

To expand. Hosts file is a way to force static IP's to outbound names. DHCP can be used to assign ip addresses to systems both your local ip and networked ip. So if your lan's ip changes because of lease changes you have to follow names by some other method usually. I would consider static arp entries instead. A static arp entry would force the local machine to always connect to some lan mac address at the static ip in the arp table.

yogesh_attarde · 01-17-2014, 06:17 AM

Hi All,

I wanted this entry because we are using flexlm on the machine and if I didn't enter my hostname in hosts file. it gave the error for starting flexlm license server.

Please suggest me the solution for this.

Regards,
Yogesh

acid_kewpie · 01-17-2014, 07:22 AM

we already have, please read our responses.

suicidaleggroll · 01-17-2014, 09:59 AM

You can put a dhcp machine in /etc/hosts like normal, but you'll have to change the entry every time the IP changes.

yogesh_attarde · 01-20-2014, 02:49 AM

Thanks all for your replies. The solution for this is I bind the IP address in the DHCP and made static entry in /etc/hosts file.

acid_kewpie · 01-20-2014, 10:17 AM

which is what I said originally.