Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:37:00 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> To: Chris Moline <chris@theboss.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What to use for my hostname? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010170031440.66132-100000@ren.sasknow.com> In-Reply-To: <000501c037ea$c19953e0$f066bfce@chris>
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Chris Moline wrote to freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG: > Hi. I recently got a us robotics external modem and have been setting > it up. However I don't know what to use for my domain name. Can it be > whatever I want? I mostly use my computer for dial up access to my > isp. so in that case would my domain be username.isp.net?? or just > isp.net? Does it matter?? In 99% of all cases of this nature, "Does not matter" is usually accurate. Dialup usually equates to dynamic DNS and IP... Therefore, your hostname will never be fixed. It is quite safe to make something up... But, for your own sake, don't use something that already exists elsewhere. The system's hostname (as set by hostname(8)) is actually used in suprisingly few places on most systems, compared to DNS and /etc/hosts. When in doubt, set it to "localhost". - Ryan -- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> Network Administrator, Accounts Phone: +1 (306) 664-1161 SaskNow Technologies http://www.sasknow.com #106-380 3120 8th St E Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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