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From: ug051@crayamid.cray.com (Michael Nittmann)
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Subject: Re:  Multihoming
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Date: 11 Oct 89 09:52:07 GMT
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So, even on a multihomed host, the hostname command gives you the
let's say generic name under which the hosts identifies itself.
BUT: names have no significiance, it is the internet addresses that 
count, the allocated names (via hosts file) only have to be unique.
Ergo: multihomed host had different names for every internet address it hosts.

michael