Re: (fqdn) hostname resolution when using DHCP
Salman Ahmed writes:
> What should I add to this file so I can ping from the machine itself by
> giving its fqdn hostname ?
127.0.0.1 matrix.<domain-name> matrix localhost.
With this line any process on the machine can reach the machine itself via
the fqdn, the hostname, or just 'localhost'.
Phil Brutsche writes:
> Having matrix mapped to 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts isn't a good thing.
Why?
> It should look like this:
> 192.168.9.31 matrix.<domain-name> matrix
What use is such a line other than for reverse lookups?
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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