Subj : Re: Giving a name to my linux box
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Gerard
Date : Thu Jun 17 2004 10:40 am

On 16 Jun 2004 22:37:36 -0700, karthik bala guru scribbled:

> Hi,
> I have been able to set the IP address for my comp. But i would
> like to know the tricks to give a Name to My computer so that i could
> refer to it without using any kind of IP address.
> 
> Regards,
> karthik bala guru
> linladn@yahoo.co.in

You would typically use a file called /etc/hosts, here's a part of mine:
127.0.0.1       localhost
10.0.0.1        jacob           jacob.prodeo
10.0.0.2        manasse         manasse.prodeo
10.0.0.3        benjamin        benjamin.prodeo
10.0.0.4        levi            levi.prodeo

The first column contains the ip-addresses
The second column the 'simple' names
The third (and further) column(s) may contain nicknames,
	as you can see, I use this to be able to name
	them by their 'simple' names as well as their
	fully qualified names
BTW, prodeo is my internal domain name.


Furthermore, there's a file called /etc/resolv.conf, which you want to
contain at least the following line:

nameserver 127.0.0.1

this basically says: this computer is its own DNS.

HTH
-- 
GerardLinux ay tee filternet dee oo tee ann el
	Q: What is small, yellow, and very, very dangerous?
	A: A canarie with the super-user password.

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