From owner-freebsd-questions Sat May 18 16:40:33 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f145.law9.hotmail.com [64.4.9.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B17CE37B400 for ; Sat, 18 May 2002 16:40:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 18 May 2002 16:40:24 -0700 Received: from 64.40.88.87 by lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 18 May 2002 23:40:24 GMT X-Originating-IP: [64.40.88.87] From: "echo dev" To: tornadox@telnor.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: localhost for dummies Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 23:40:24 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 May 2002 23:40:24.0531 (UTC) FILETIME=[61C3AA30:01C1FEC5] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 >To: FreeBSD-Questions >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