Tim: >> The process of working it out *CAN* be done like this. I am "gonzales" >> lookup this to find my IP, I find I am 192.168.1.11. Okay, now lets >> lookup 192.168.1.11 (a reverse lookup) to find my FQDN, and I get told >> that I'm "gonzales.example.com.", and that's the end of that story. Timothy Murphy: > I think you would have to explain what you mean by "lookup" > for this explanation to be much use. > There is no command "lookup" on my system. It's an explanation of a process, not a list of commands. "Lookup" means "get an answer *about* something," it's a dictionary word, not a computer command. e.g. I am "gonzales" lookup this (the hostname gonzales) to find... -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
