resolution

[Paul Howarth]

Chris Norman wrote:
> Hi people,
> On my FC4 box, when I type ping 192.168.0.1 I get the IP and then the same 
> IP again in brackets after it, whereas if I ping a computer name I just get 
> "Unknown host" all the time.
> 
> Is there any setting where I can have the name resolved to the IP and visa 
> verser please?

Simplest solution is to add entries for the machines you want to connect 
to in /etc/hosts

Best solution is to run a nameserver somewhere on your network and have 
all your machines use that. The type of nameserver would probably depend 
on the type of network you have. If it's a work network, I'd have a 
"bind" or equivalent nameserver running on one of the boxes. If it's a 
home network with an ADSL router, the router might provide a DNS server 
built-in...

Paul.