Re: 2 NICs and the Hostname

[inbox t-online de (A. Benjamin)]

Thanks, you've helped solidify some questions I had.
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From: <karlp ourldsfamily com>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: 2 NICs and the Hostname


> 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
> -- All the opinions expressed above are mine.
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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.
>
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