[BB] bb-hosts, DNS name for BBDISPLAY?
list David Gore
Is there any reason you would want anything more than one line in your bb-hosts file on the client? Does the client have to have an IP address, or could you use the DNS name? If I can use the DNS name, why wouldn't I want to do that? It almost looks like if I set the address to 0.0.0.0, it will use the DNS name? Or at least the name I have in bb-hosts. Obviously, if DNS is down that is a problem, any others? # insert real IP below 127.0.0.1 hobbit # BBNET BBPAGER BBDISPLAY -- David Gore (v965-3670) Enhanced Technology Support (ETS) Network Management Systems (NMS) IMPACT Transport Team Lead - SCSA, SCNA Page: 1-800-PAG-eMCI pin 1406090 Vnet: 965-3676
list David Gore
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David Gore wrote:
Is there any reason you would want anything more than one line in your bb-hosts file on the client? Does the client have to have an IP address, or could you use the DNS name? If I can use the DNS name, why wouldn't I want to do that? It almost looks like if I set the address to 0.0.0.0, it will use the DNS name? Or at least the name I have in bb-hosts. Obviously, if DNS is down that is a problem, any others? # insert real IP below 127.0.0.1 hobbit # BBNET BBPAGER BBDISPLAY
Sorry, that is anything but clear. I am talking about an entry like this which I think forces the BB client to use DNS. 0.0.0.0 hobbit # BBNET BBPAGER BBDISPLAY ~David
list Daniel J McDonald
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On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 16:32 +0000, David Gore wrote:
David Gore wrote:Is there any reason you would want anything more than one line in your > bb-hosts file on the client?
Yes, there should be at least two. The host itself, and the BBDISPLAY server(s). As I have two BBDISPLAYs I would have three entries in most bb-hosts files on clients. Granted, in the case where the client is running on the only BBDISPLAY is a special case where only one is required.
Does the client have to have an IP > address, or could you use the DNS name?
DNS is preferred.
If I can use the DNS name, > why wouldn't I want to do that?
If you are using microsoft DNS, then DNS would be less stable than wins used to be, and you wouldn't want to rely on it. Other than that there should be no reason..
It almost looks like if I set the > address to 0.0.0.0, it will use the DNS name?
Yes.
Or at least the name I > have in bb-hosts.
With should be fully qualified.
Obviously, if DNS is down that is a problem,
But you've already been paged on that one... right? -- Daniel J McDonald, CCIE # 2495, CNX Austin Energy user-290ce4e24e19@xymon.invalid