Re: help on setting up a host name

[Shao Zhang <shao@cia.com.au>]

Hi,
    I have all the passwd to access all the machines here, so what files do
I need to modify
in order to resolve the name.



Carl Mummert wrote:

> You can't just add a line to /etc/hosts because that is not where remote
> queries for hostnames go.
>
> When a remote machine attempts to resolve a symbolic hostname
> like www.somewhere.com, the remote machine uses the DNS
> syste,, and in the end ends up asking the DNS server at
> somewhere.com for the numeric ip address.
>
> Thus to be able to see 'shao.xxx.xxx' you would have to
> convince the administrators of the DNS server for your domain
> to add an entry to the database for your computer.
>
> BUT you should be able to connect via the numeric address
> (i.e. enter the numeric IP instead of a symbolic hostname).
>
> This will work unless there is a firewall preventing incoming
> telnet sessions.  If there is such a firewall, good luck.
>
> Carl

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