On 11/9/26 9:40 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
Still, I suppose I was hoping to substitute a name for that IP address.
Replacing the ip address with a name takes a simple edit of the /etc/hosts file if the *client* machine is running linux; to tell it *this name* equals *this ip address*. We will have to find out whether a comparable solution exists in DOS.
This gets configured in the client machine (your DOS computer). All that your debian box needs is a static ip address and a name like say PCname.home.arpa (quoting mick). Say your debian box has ip address 192.168.1.21 or whatever your computer tech says your network needs, the next thing is to find out if DOS has a solution like linux's /etc/hosts file. In which case you should then be able to tell your DOS computer that myPC equals ip address 192.168.1.21 (the myPC name need not match the PCname.home.arpa name)
Although, in case I need to secure one of my own, does one buy the right to use one exclusively?
Since this is on the internal network, there is significant flexibility in the name you choose for it, if DOS supports it. No need to buy/reserve a public hostname.
