Re: how to configure hostname and /etc/hosts?
On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
> > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
> >
> > w.x.y.z fnote.debian.org fnote www oranythingelseyouwant
> >
> > but real dns men, put w.xy.z and its reverse into a dns file and only
> > define localhost in /etc/hosts
>
> I do NOT have any primary nor own IP address,
than do NOT put in anything else other than the 3 fields of 127.0.0.1
do not put fnote or anythign else not related to "localhost" (aka 127.*)
when your isp or coffee house let's you connect, they will give you
static iP# and/or dhcp ...
> What is correct then?
already posted previously
> use random IP and reconfigure notebook whenever it's
> used in a network? yah...
only if you like to break things and experiment
> -s, --short
> Display the short host name. This is the host name cut at the
> first dot.
>
> people would expext it's the "host name" (as returneg by gethostname) and
> not "fqdn" cut, right?
hostname -s should return www
hostname -f should return www.debian.org
hostname -d should return debian.org
this a classic simple minded test to see whether dns and /etc/hosts is
configured right or not
and do the same/similar simple tests for reverse dns of ip#
c ya
alvin
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