Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 23:40:24 +0000 From: "echo dev" <echo_dev@hotmail.com> To: tornadox@telnor.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: localhost for dummies Message-ID: <F145FopYC98Bi89Qtpf000023ea@hotmail.com>
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You can use the command hostname to set the hostname up on the computer just type hostname NAME as root NAME being the name you want like i did hostname sirArthur..and then to set the loop back put this in the kernel for loopback to work peseudo-device loop in the kernel config most of the time it is configured by default... Dan Eades >From: jehova <tornadox@telnor.net> >To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> >Subject: localhost for dummies >Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 16:03:14 -0700 > >how can i put a name to my box? >and how can i doit without ill efects or misconfiguration, >what happens is that i can't (i don't know how) setup host name >localhost alias and a basic loopback configuration for a >stand alone freebsd machine (no lan, no other boxes atached) >just a 56 k usRobotics modem (working) on ppp connection to >my ISP telnor.net 200.23.249.1 and 200.23.249.3 if somebody >please can help me, i'll send him more info about my box. > >my native language is not english, and sometimes i can't see >what is an example and what is a "do it like this" i mean: >english explanations and english keywords for a task >sometimes i can't see difference. on man and technical readings >is kind of tricky to me, but explanations or "howto for dummies" >are easier to grab could somebody help me? >-- > _ __ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ __ > Jehova _ __ ___ | _ ) __| \/ \ > tornadox@telnor.net _ __ | _ \._ \ |) | | > FreeBSD!!! _ |___/___/___/ \/ > "Extracting Wisdom from Sinful... () > ...Searching State of Purity." > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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