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Re: How can I pick a domain name?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Justin Dobbs)
Tue Nov 26 21:27:05 1996
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In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 27 Nov 1996 10:10:36 PST."
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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 21:26:22 -0500
From: Justin Dobbs <jrd@Max.jrd.com>
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>
> On Tue, 26 Nov 1996, Ed Osinski wrote:
>
> > I have managed to install RedHat 4.0 and install PPP networking. I've
> > read all the networking related HOWTOs, and the Network Administrator's
> > Guide, but I can't find the answer to a simple question:
> >
> > What can I use as a valid FQDN?
While it is not essential to have a hostname (correct me if I'm wrong),
it is a good idea, plus it is fun to be able to refer to your machine
by name.
If you want to set a name but you do not have a static ip address,
try setting the domain to "foobardomain.org," or even "asdf.1234."
The domain name doesn't even have to be valid if you don't have a
static ip address. For hostname, pick anything you want (if hostname is
"fred", the FQDN is "freddy.asdf.1234").
If you can afford a permanent connection from your ISP (usually costs
100$ or so, maybe 50$ with some ISPs), you can register your own
hostname (free) or a domain name (100$ for first two years, 50$/year
thereafter). Cost me 100$ to register the domain name jrd.com,
but it was free to register my hostname, Max, with my ISP.
Summing it up, with dynamic IP, set your FQDN and hostname to something
that couldn't possibly exist on the Internet, or else don't use a hostname
at all.
Justin Dobbs
jrd@jrd.com
> >
> > I have a standalone machine; the only connection to the Internet is via
> > the PPP link; my ISP uses dynamic IP addressing. The unqualified
> > hostname is entirely up to me, but what is my DNS domain name? Can I
> > pick anything I like? (I assume not.) How many dots need to be in the
> > name? The docs seem to be no help; for example, the NAG says:
> >
> > "Your domain name is your fully qualified hostname (if you're a
> > registered machine on the Internet, for example), with the
> > hostname chopped off."
> >
> > That's nice, but my machine *isn't* a registered machine on the
> > Internet (unless someone registered it while I wasn't looking). I
> > assume that many, if not most, Linux machines are in a similar
> > predicament. Did I miss something in the docs?
> >
> > Hoping someone knows...
> >
> > - Ed Osinski
> >
> >
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