Re: Help! What do I call my machine? Hostname etc?

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From: Paul Black
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 00:00

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Geoff Cox <geoff.cox@cableinet.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm confused! I have my linux Redhat 6.0 on a LAN with a fixed IP
> address of 192.168.1.4
> 
> I want to connect to the Internet via an ISP which gives me a fixed IP
> using a dialup connection. I am micro.demon.co.uk on that system.
> 
> What do I give my linux box for a hostname and domain name??

At home, I named my machines gammon.local & bacon.local which are
completely unrelated to my Demon hostname (darwin). The only thing I
needed to worry about was that sendmail knows to accept mail for my
Demon hostname.

Paul

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Subject: Re: Help! What do I call my machine? Hostname etc?
Date: 2000/08/07
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