Re: 2 NICs and the Hostname

[<karlp ourldsfamily com>]

The hostname directive has to do with the name of the machine. It has to
match what's in /etc/hosts or dns and httpd and sendmail have tizzy fits.
It really has nothing to do with the adapters and the IP addresses except
as it relates to what you setup in DNS and as aliases in the hosts file.

Read up on bind, nis, wins and their relation to /etc/hosts and you'll get a
better idea how they are used and why.

Karl L. Pearson
Senior Consulting Systems Analyst
Senior Consulting Database Analyst
karlp ourldsfamily com
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, A. Benjamin wrote:

I have 2 NICs installed in my system and a Primary name + domain name for each that have different names under Adapter 1 and 2 respectively. I understand that this is so to allow ping with a specific IP or by using the alias. But, why does the HostName field has an IP address under it.  Why  is there  only a Host Name tab? I notice when changing it, the change is reflected when I input command lines in one of the many terminal programs. For example, it was [root firstname_used] and when I changed it, it became [root second_used]   Is the Hostname tab primary for this. I assumed that it identified the entire computer as one and could be referenced through the network as I do by pinging a NIC. Can someone enlighten me in this matter? Thanks.