[clue] Qwest M1000 & host identification

[Jason Friedman]

>> Hi, I have an M1000 DSL modem and two hosts, both of which obtain
>> their IP addresses from the modem via DHCP.
>> I could not figure out how to reach one host from the other by
>> hostname.  I have to enter "ping 192.168.0.5" or whatever happens to
>> be assigned.
>
> Do you have an entry in /etc/hosts mapping the private IP addresses to the DNS names you picked?

I do not.  I certainly could, but with DHCP that address could change?