Douglas, dt> if you don't own peasthope.yi.org, then I wouldn't use it even locally.
But I do own the machine and the name. yi.org is a dynamic dns service. Not already being allocated is a precondition to assigning "peasthope.yi.org" to my computer. dt> It is a valid name. So ... I miss your drift here. dt> e.g. dt> 172.23.4.1 [thisbox].[yourlocaldoamin] [thisbox] Is [yourlocaldoamin] a domain name used only on my private LAN? I understand why computers have names. "ftp curie" is better than "ftp 172.23.4.2". But what is the benefit of a domain name for my LAN? The revised /etc/hosts is appended. With any luck it is closer to what you suggested. Thanks, ... Peter E. =========================================== .joule:~# cat /etc/hosts # /etc/hosts file 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost # Private LANs at home 172.23.4.1 joule.shaw.ca joule 172.23.4.2 curie.shaw.ca curie 172.23.5.1 joule.shaw.ca joule 172.23.5.2 heaviside.shaw.ca heaviside # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters ff02::3 ip6-allhosts =========================================== Desktops.OpenDoc http://carnot.yi.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
