[NTLUG:Discuss] OpenSSH - Newbie Question

[Wayne Walker]

Are you using something like dyndns.org to handle these machine-name->
randomly-assigned-ips?  ssh uses the system host resolver code to find
the IP for the machine to connect to.

On Wed, Jul 05, 2006 at 12:04:18PM -0500, Bobby Sanders wrote:
> I'm making my 1st run at using OpenSSH.  I have a router assigning IP
> addresses to the various machines.  When I do:
> 
> ssh <remote machine name>
> 
> I get "ssh: <remote machine name>: Name or service not known"
> 
> When I do:
> 
> ssh <remote machine's current IP>
> 
> the first time, I get the expected message to authenticate, etc.
> 
> Can I use dynamically assigned IPs with OpenSSH and, if so, how.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Bobby Sanders
> 
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