Ok, the main issue here is that the two different ways you're calling the box
are generating two different requests in DNS. Say your two machines are part of
the domain 'thisdom.com', when you put in //mybox, it goes to the nameserver
and finds 'mybox.thisdom.com' because the default search domain is the domain
that the computer you're on belongs two (generally, it can be specificly set
otherwise, but usually isn't). Now, when you type in 'www.mybox.com' the
nameserver sees a complete and qualified domain name, plus a host (www at
mybox.com) and tries to go to the internet and find THAT specific website. Now
if you were to put in 'mybox.thisdom.com' you'd probably find the machine you
want, since that's how the line //mybox gets interpreted initially anyways. If
you wanted 'www.mybox.com' to work, you'd have to actually register that domain
(if it was available) and go through all the other loops to get it to point to
the right place.
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Tib
On Fri, 24 Nov 2000, xylonite wrote:
> *sam file is under windowxz . my problem is from browser can't reach www.mydom.com
>but if
> entering box name it can be done.
> my question is how to call from client browser(netscape) call my box under LAN
>somelike
> www.mybox.com not //mybox
> nt4 can make it but under linux how?
> anyone ?
> regards,
> fay
>
> At 11/24/00 1:50:00 AM, you wrote:
> >*sam? I've not heard of any file with that extension on linux, but I'm familiar
> >with a hosts.sam under windows(nt,9x). if you remove the .sam and just make
> >them lmhosts or hosts then they work like /etc/hosts.
> >
> ><EOL>
> >Tib
> >
> >On Fri, 24 Nov 2000, xylonite wrote:
> >
> >> hi all,
> >>
> >> is there any posible to make call
> >>
> >> www.xylonite.com or
> >> xylonite.com
> >>
> >> from client ?
> >> my network only for LAN,
> >>
> >> i was edit *sam file from client but still can't resolve from any browser.
> >> yes it can be true from browser if only putting ip address or server name like
>xylonite it self?
> >>
> >> is it domain name resolve only for box registered to inc only?
> >> but why for my novel 5.2 and nt4 can resolve it? something like www.xylonite2.com
> >> and for sure fire up netscape and that domain can easyly can be access.
> >>
> >> anyone can help on mandrake ?
> >>
> >> regards
> >> fay
> >> bc # {F5131C24-E56D-51CF-B78A-888553580000}
> >> mail main at : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> web f51.w3.to
> >> linux project LinuxMelayu.w3.to
> >> web mail f51.i-p.com
> >> icq #781787
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> .bc # {F5131C24-E56D-51CF-B78A-888553580000}
> .mail main at : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> .web f51.w3.to
> .linux project LinuxMelayu.w3.to
> .web mail f51.i-p.com
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