[LinuxUsers] Dynamic Public ip readdressing ......

[Chris Penn]

This isn't a smart thing to do, but I want to know if I can do it.
I have a server that has a public IP address, but it is not static.
Im trying to think of a way to update the /etc/hosts file when this Ip
changes.
It does change often, but it does change from time to time, since this
machine is IP is technically labeled as a workstation.
I realize that when it changes I will need to reset certain services.......

Does anyone have any ideas?  I can write the ip address to a file, but
can I get /etc/hosts to read from that file?
I think that is a way to do it, but I'm not sure.  Do I need to
install bind?  I need to man hosts more.....

chris...

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