Kare writes: > Still, I suppose I was hoping to substitute a name for that IP > address.
Since it's on your local network you can use any name you want. If you don't use your own domain use something like linuxbox.arpa . That way it won't collide with anything out on the Internet. > Although, in case I need to secure one of my own, does one buy the > right to use one exclusively? I thought you said you owned a domain. In any case you need not buy anything to name computers that are on your local network. -- John Hasler [email protected] Elmwood, WI USA

