How to Update a Remote Host

When configuring the hosts databases on the remote machines, do the following:

1. Become superuser.

2. Add to the /etc/inet/hosts file the IP address and host name of the primary network interface for each dial-in server on the other end of the link.

   For example, in Figure 23-2, the /etc/inet/hosts file for nomada, nomadb, and nomadc should each include the IP address of the primary network interface of the dial-in server mojave.

3. Add the dummy IP address.

   This IP address is used only when PPP is started.

   The /etc/inet/hosts file on nomadc might look like:

   # Internet host table # 127.0.0.1 localhost loghost 192.41.40.55 mojave 1.2.3.4 dummy

4. Add to the /etc/inet/hosts file the IP addresses of all machines on the dial-in server`s physical network that the remote host can remotely log in to.

5. Update the databases on any name server on the physical network with the host names and IP addresses of the remote hosts.