On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:20:24AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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. OK I, personally, for the 127.0.0.1 would only use localhost and localhost.localdomain
> yi.org is a dynamic dns service. Not > already being allocated is a precondition > to assigning "peasthope.yi.org" to my computer. If this means that there is some possibility at any given time that you will not own that domain, then I would not use it locally. I'd use something else entirely. I suppose there would be no problem with using "peasthope' without the .yi.org as a local domain sice without it, it will never be routable on the internet. > dt> It is a valid name. > > So ... I miss your drift here. I've seen people use a made-up name on their local network then have trouble, if they don't get their DNS setup just right, with packets getting routed to the real "example.com" whatever. I thought that you had just made up the name. If you owned the name outright, then there would be no problem using it locally. > dt> e.g. > dt> 172.23.4.1 [thisbox].[yourlocaldoamin] [thisbox] > > Is [yourlocaldoamin] a domain name used > only on my private LAN? Yes. One that cannot be routed to the internet, unless you own the domain. > 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? Well, any time you need to lump your network together in, e.g. hosts.allow or in an MTA setup (e.g. host for which you will relay mail), its a lot easier to say " *.hooton" than to individually list all the hosts. Especially if you later add a host, you don't have to go around adding its name everywhere. I also is fundamental if you use anything other than "files" for resolving. > > The revised /etc/hosts is appended. With > any luck it is closer to what you suggested. > > =========================================== > .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 Now you're using shaw.ca for your home domain. Do you own that? Would you like to e.g. relay mail for all of shaw.ca? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
