Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 01:13:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Tim Kellers <timothyk@serv1.wallnet.com> To: sonam singh <sonam_singh_s@yahoo.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Network config for new install Message-ID: <20021015011212.U64720-100000@serv1.wallnet.com> In-Reply-To: <20021015050110.55462.qmail@web40504.mail.yahoo.com>
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Ummm... that's exactly what I said, wasn't it? (apart from ithe ifconfig -u parto, I mean) On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, sonam singh wrote: > U CAN GIVE ANY HOST NAME E.G BSD.XYZ.COM IN /ETC/HOSTS > TO CONFIGURE THE NETOWK CARD LOOK AT THE DMESG OUTPUT > IT SHOWS U NETWORK CARD U HAVE . OR USE IFCONFIG U > CAN ALSO USE /STAND/SYSINSTALL TO CONFIGURE IT > > REGARDS > SONAM SINGH > > > --- Tim Kellers <timothyk@serv1.wallnet.com> wrote: > > Your hostname is simply the name of your computer. > > As any user, type > > hostname at the shell prompt and it will return the > > name the computer > > thinks it is (the FreeBSD default is Amnesiac). > > > > If, as root, you type "hostname" (without the > > quotation marks, of course), > > you make the hostname anything you like. If you > > want a new hostname to > > remain after reboot, you have to enter it into > > /etc/rc.conf > > > > For the Domain name, type in the static ip address > > that the DSL provider > > has assigned you. After you get up and running with > > network support, you > > can type: > > nslookup (the IP address you entered) > > > > and FreeBSD will return, usually*, the DNS > > equivalent of the IP address > > you > > entered. You can change the ip address Domain Name > > to the value that > > nslookup returns if you like, but its not really > > important to do. > > > > Tim Kellers > > CPE/NJIT > > > > * I say "usually" because some ISP's don't have true > > DNS entries assigned > > to their distributed IP addresses. It's somewhat > > rare, but it happens. > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, John Daniels wrote: > > > > > I will be installing 4.7-RELEASE over ftp. I have > > a static DSL connection. > > > I have looked through all the relevent docs but I > > can not find the answer to > > > this: > > > > > > Network config part of Sysinstall asks for a Host > > name and Domain name. > > > But, I do not yet have a domain name, so... > > > > > > a) should I purchase one before I start the > > install? (if so > > > is this necessary or very convenient -> > > recommended?) > > > b) can I enter anything for Host name and Domain > > name and > > > change it later? (will this make my life very > > difficult?) > > > c) can you point me to any docs? > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > (c) Copyright 2002 John Daniels. All rights > > reserved. > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Join the world=92s largest e-mail service with MSN > > Hotmail. > > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > > of the message > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of > > the message > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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