Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 10:17:56 GMT From: Mark <admin@asarian-host.net> To: "'FreeBSD-Questions Questions'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Setting hostname - fake and real Message-ID: <200503091017.j29AHul3004669@asarian-host.net> In-Reply-To: <200503090840.44079.ben@spooty.net>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Ben Paley > Sent: woensdag 9 maart 2005 9:41 > To: Luke Kearney > Cc: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: Re: Setting hostname - fake and real > > > On Wednesday 09 March 2005 08:20, Luke Kearney wrote: > > > Hello Ben > > Sounds like you might need some DNS magic here. I am not > entirely sure I > > understand why you would want to use fake dns names. > > I don't especially want to use a fake name, I just don't have > a real one to use... the machine I'm talking about is my home > machine with dynamic IP Why not simply add an entry to /etc/hosts? Like I do to get a pretty name for logins from my XP machine: 192.168.0.6 my-xp-machine.org - Mark
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