Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 19:13:55 -0600 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: "G. Jason Middleton" <gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: hostname aliasing Message-ID: <005001c0a5da$c96a14c0$6100000a@vladsempire.net> References: <Pine.SGI.4.31L.02.0103041729060.1836165-100000@irix2.gl.umbc.edu>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Jason Middleton" <gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 4:32 PM Subject: hostname aliasing > my bsd bosx has a hostname from comcast but i am about to host a domain > and run dns....so what i want to know is how to enter an alias in the > hosts file so that my computer will have 2 names instead of the silly old > comcast one. everyone understand? did i ask the question with enough > detail? I just wanna know the syntax for "hostname aliasing" not sure if > that is what it is called. > > > in the meantime i will be looking though Greg's book and the handbook. > > Regards > > > G. Jason Middleton > > If you are going to run the authoritive DNS for your domain, then it's no problem to refer to the same machine by mulitple names. It's called a CNAME, and it allows you to give multiple names to the same machine. Josh > ______________________________________________________________________ _________ > > > > > > > Announcement: > > The revolution will not be televised. > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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