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Given the name, I would guess the host_id is what they use to identify the computer to avoid having to deal with changing IPs/hostnames/whatever.
by tybris 16y ago
Given the name, I would guess the host_id is what they use to identify the computer to avoid having to deal with changing IPs/hostnames/whatever.
- crocowhile 16y agoThat's the point. It should not be possible to have two computers online at the same time with the same host_id.
- jimktrains2 16y agoI just skimmed the article: did the guy do this? It would make sense, or at least be an "easy fix" to disable a host_id if it's seen twice and alert the user to what's going on.