From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 23 02:28:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75BB516A4CE for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 02:28:56 +0000 (GMT) Received: from eastgate.starhub.net.sg (eastgate.starhub.net.sg [203.116.1.189]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4ECB443D2F for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 02:28:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pryan@singnet.com.sg) Received: from DellDual (cm169.sigma234.maxonline.com.sg [218.212.234.169]) i6N2SoXF025838 for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:53 +0800 (SST) Message-Id: <200407230228.i6N2SoXF025838@eastgate.starhub.net.sg> From: "Peter Ryan" To: Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:31 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Thread-Index: AcRwXL8RDSmLaI+4SfitMStgJPGaCA== Subject: cannot understand name "peter.first.try" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: pryan@singnet.com.sg List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 02:28:56 -0000 Hi, This is probably a contender for the dumbest question of the year. When I defined my IP address in the freeBSD installation, I had to give a name. All the examples use something like the one I entered, i.e. peter.first.try, except they often used a xxx.xxx.com. Could someone point me to somewhere that explains this name in terms a dullard can understand. Thanks Peter