On Thu, 8 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm trying to set up 2-4 Debian boxes at school to run in parallel > under lam (MPI) and have several problems frustrating me. The > machines are currently Not recognized by their names (eg. > dasher.myschool.edu ) but rather only by IP address.
> Is it possible to get the systems recognized by their names? IP addresses > change under this system at times, so names make it easier ... Of course it is! If the LAN was mostly static, then I'd suggest using the /etc/hosts files on each computer, but if things are going to change with any frequency at all, then you'd probably want to set up a name server on one of the computers and set up the others to refer to that so that you don't have to change the configuration of each computer when you change the address of one of them. If you're hooked up to the Internet, then ask your ISP for help. If not, install named on one of the computers, get a copy of "the cricket" (_DNS and BIND_ published by O'Reilly & Associates) and go to town. -- Jonathan Guthrie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Brokersys +281-895-8101 http://www.brokersys.com/ 12703 Veterans Memorial #106, Houston, TX 77014, USA
