More info on hostname, domain name, etc.

[Phil Thomson <philthom@freeshell.org>]

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend a source (preferably online) of information about 
hostnames, domain names and other things related to networks and network 
configuration. I am having a heck of a time configuring the network on my 
new Debian installation, and a lot of my difficulty is due to the fact 
that I don't know if my computer has a particular hostname, whether our 
network has a domain name, etc. I'm not even really sure what these 
terms really mean, so anything that can teach me the basics of what these 
things are would be very useful. Reply offlist unless you think your reply 
would be edifying to the whole list.

TIA.

P


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