Re: Domain name to use on home networks; was: Bookworm: NetworkManager
On 21 Oct 2023 17:13 -0400, from pocket@columbus.rr.com (Pocket):
> Why would I register a domain name for an internal network?
> Any name will do. You could make the same argument if you just
> makeup a domain to use as it could already be registered or someone
> my register it in the future.
> That is why I picked example.org as It will/can not be used, no
> collision with domain names that way.
It's fairly recent (RFC 8375, May 2018) but this type of usage is
pretty much exactly what home.arpa is meant for.
https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8375
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