From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 2 18:17:11 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B20B937B401 for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2003 18:17:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from chen.org.nz (chen.org.nz [210.54.19.51]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A68CD43F93 for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2003 18:17:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: from grimoire.chen.org.nz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chen.org.nz (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h731H7pI073603; Sun, 3 Aug 2003 13:17:07 +1200 (NZST) (envelope-from jonc@grimoire.chen.org.nz) Received: (from jonc@localhost) by grimoire.chen.org.nz (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h731H6LL073602; Sun, 3 Aug 2003 13:17:06 +1200 (NZST) (envelope-from jonc) Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 13:17:06 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen To: Constantine Message-ID: <20030803011706.GA73580@grimoire.chen.org.nz> References: <3F2C5E8F.6010908@rbcmail.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3F2C5E8F.6010908@rbcmail.ru> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hostname on LAN with WAN X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 01:17:12 -0000 On Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 08:59:59PM -0400, Constantine wrote: > Hello! > > I am using my FreeBSD 4.8 in a local network, I do not have any routable > IPs assigned to the box, so what am I supposed to use as a hostname for > that FreeBSD box? Put in in /etc/hosts, as an alias for localhost. -- Jonathan Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door" - W.E. Channing