[where the host names need to be]

> The reason I didn't just say "the name must be in /etc/hosts" is that I
> believe that you can use NIS as well as /etc/hosts, although I could be
> wrong.  But, yes, unless you are running your own name service and happen
> to configure the loopback interface early, there's no way to use DNS to
> configure your network interfaces.

Uhm, don't you need an IP address for NIS to work?

Take care,

Bill