Re: Domain name to use on home networks; was: Bookworm: NetworkManager

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 7:13 AM Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> wrote:
>
> 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

Thanks for that. I was not aware the domain was reserved.

Jeff