Re: Why don't we allow DNS names in pg_hba.conf? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: Why don't we allow DNS names in pg_hba.conf?
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Msg-id 43F0B9D3.7010606@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: Why don't we allow DNS names in pg_hba.conf?  ("Mark Woodward" <pgsql@mohawksoft.com>)
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Mark Woodward wrote:

>>If I am a road warrior I want to be able to connect, run my dynamic dns
>>client, and go.
>>
>>    
>>
>In your scenario of working as a road warrior, you are almost
>certainly not going to be able to have a workable DNS host name unless you
>have a raw internet IP address. More than likely you will have an IP
>address (known to your laptop) as a 192 or 10 address. 
>


Nonsense. There is a dynamic DNS client that is quite smart enough to 
find out and use the gateway address. See: http://ddclient.sourceforge.net/

I'm sure there are others, including some for Windows.


cheers

andrew




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