Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 18:17:26 +0100 From: eoghan <freebsd@redry.net> To: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@math.ku.dk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: computer name Message-ID: <6B1BC1A2-2332-442C-978F-BF079487ED5D@redry.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0510221906180.6417@shannon.math.ku.dk> References: <7381F490-0CDC-48E5-9137-924B25A8F670@redry.net> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0510221906180.6417@shannon.math.ku.dk>
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On 22 Oct 2005, at 18:09, Erik Norgaard wrote: > On Sat, 22 Oct 2005, eoghan wrote: > > >> Im wondering if someone can point me in the correct direction. I >> have set my host name in my hosts file as >> 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost >> 192.168.1.35 home.nathaniel localhost >> So I wanted to use this to get my freeBSD machine from another >> computer on my network. If it try http://home.nathaniel/ on the >> freeBSD machine it works perfect. >> But if I try from my mac i get the usual cannot find server. The >> ServerName in my httpd.conf is home.nathaniel. >> Id like to get it sending this name so I can also use it with >> samba like: >> \\home.nathaniel\public >> Instead of using the machines IP address. Thanks for any help. >> > > I think you're on the wrong track, domain names doesn't work like > host names for samba clients. Your BSD machine never sends its > name. There's no way other clients can resolve the host name. > > You need to tell the clients on your network about the hostnames of > other hosts. > > I don't know about Mac, but even Windows has a hosts file in which > you can list known hosts on the network without the need to setup > dns. This is fine if you have only a few hosts. > > Cheers, Erik Thanks Erik Yeah Ive got it working on my mac now and Ill make the changes to the windows hosts file too. Thanks all Eoghan
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