On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Daniel Underwood <[email protected]>wrote:
> I added the line > > "127.0.0.1 bsdbox bsdbox.my.domain" > > and now it works perfectly, thanks! > > Question: what does the line I added tell my computer? I.e., what does > that line "do"? > The /etc/hosts file is used to map host names to IP addresses. It is very useful for assigning names to computers on your home network since those computers are (probably) not mapped in a DNS system. As you can see, an IP address, such as 127.0.0.1 (local host and bsdbox), can be mapped to multiple names. Andrew _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
