DHCP & DNS

[Karl Larsen]

Jacques B. wrote:
> On 10/21/07, Frank Cox <theatre at sasktel.net> wrote:
>   
>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:48:42 -0600
>> Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> 216.31.109.91   k5di.com
>>>       
>> k5di.com doesn't belong to you.  In fact, it doesn't appear to belong to anyone
>> at this moment.
>>
>> I'm not sure what kinds of problems can be caused by using a .com domain name
>> when it's not yours, but I don't think it can lead to anything good.
>>
>> You would be well advised to either register k5di.com (which doesn't have to be
>> expensive) or use another domain name that you do own, or simply stick with
>> localhost.localdomain
>>
>> --
>> MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com
>>
>>     
>
> It doesn't cause any problems to use it in one's host file as long as
> there isn't a site also by that domain name that you wish to visit.
> I've created some false domain names for a classroom exercise and then
> had the students populate their /etc/hosts file accordingly so that
> when I had them navigate to the domain name in question they ended up
> on a local server on our network.
>
> In Karl's case when he puts that domain name in his address bar it
> navigates to the IP he has there.  The only consequence would be if
> that domain name was registered.  And then the impact would be to Karl
> only.  He would not be able to navigate to it because your machine
> uses /etc/hosts to resolve domain names first.  If not in there it
> goes out to your DNS server.  So Karl's PC would resolve that domain
> to the IP he has hence it would navigate to that IP, not to the IP for
> the publicly registered domain by the same name.
>
> I've modified my hosts file and put in the IP of my router and then
> put in router for the domain name.  Now when I enter router in my
> address bar I navigate to my router.  Likewise at work I did the same
> for our email server.  I put in its IP and "mail" for the domain name.
>  So I simply have to put mail in the address bar to navigate to my
> webmail server.
>
> Jacques B.
>
>   
    Thank you.

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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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