But what do I put in /etc/hosts? The name server's already set up. Cheers, Chris Norman <!-- chris.norman4@xxxxxxxxxxxx --> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Howarth" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:50 AM Subject: Re: resolution 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. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
