resolution

[Chasecreek Systemhouse]

On 1/17/06, Chris Norman <cnorman at rnibncw.ac.uk> wrote:

> Is this a DHCP system or did you plumb it up yourself?
>
> DHCP.

OK =)  If your DNS/DHCP server support ddns then the system should
have a name for that IP address; but maybe the reverse didn't get set
-- so you get nothing when you ask for resolution.

Best bet is to just leave things as they are and do nothing.
Otherwise, if you need resolution then ask your DNS/DHCP admin to
plumb up the reverse names in their DNS server.

Most schools do not set reverses because the lease on the IP will
expire and the names will become meaningless.

If you are inside a small work group and want to name those peers just
edit the /etc/hosts file of each system as others have suggested. 
Search for /etc/hosts examples on the Internet if all else fails.

My /etc/hosts looks like this:
127.0.0.1 imac.ccsh.us imac localhost.localdomain localhost

(Note that imac.ccsh.us does not exist on the Real Internet.  I use
this system to test things before deploying them to the actual public
Internet.)


And all is well for localhost development.

HTH/Bill
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