Probably stupid question, but

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 28 August 2013 13:21:32 Liam Proven did opine:

> On 28 August 2013 02:44, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> > I have not yet resorted to using that ultimate hammer on this
> > particularv install, but if Network-Smasher gets in my way at her
> > place, I will NOT hesitate to do it if it means I can drive away
> > leaving a dependable connection.
> 
> Then I am sorry, and this is not an ad hominem attack, but you are the
> wrong person to be installing software for her.
> 
> I have installed Ubuntu on many dozens of PCs, and the company I
> co-founded has sold /thousands/ of Mint-based PCs (in part because
> Ubuntu refused us permission to use their distro), *all* with
> NetworkManager and all working perfectly, over Ethernet, Wifi and 3G
> connections.
> 
> It is you, Gene.
> 
> > Insanity is in the eye of the beer holder, and to me, its
> > Network-Smangler that is the insane software here.
> 
> Again, it is you, Gene.
> 
> Or, more specifically, it is your home network configuration.
> 
> Again, as I have said before, you are doing weird nonstandard things
> and expecting them to work and when they don't you blame the software.
> 
> Turn on DHCP like every other sane client network in the world these
> days and it will just work. You broke it because you broke your
> network. The software is fine.
> 
> *You* have created these problems because you have disabled DHCP, as
> you have told us, and thus created a nonstandard network. *It* is what
> is broken, not Ubuntu.

The network I grew up with is, and still is, hard coded in hosts files.

I did try DHCP, 2 or 3 times here, but that instantly disabled my ability 
to ssh -Y shop, or ssh -Y lathe, lappy whatever is out there at the moment.  
I have asked on a list or two, how that can work with a DHCP driven 
network.  No one could tell me.

So be a first, and tell me how. ;-)

nfs, which is ip driven, but apparently uses hosts lookup for ip's as this 
is in my fstab
shop.coyote.den		/net/shop	nfs	defaults 	ext3	0	
0
lathe.coyote.den	/net/lathe	nfs	defaults	ext3	0	
0

that and ssh must work transparently.  So how is this done, assuming the 
router is the dhcp server?

Cheers, Gene
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