On Tuesday 27 April 2010 09:33:18 pm Michael Torrie wrote: > Also when your computer requests an address from the dhcp server, if you > pass a hostname to it, and that hostname is not already in use, it will > dynamically stick the hostname in the BYU DNS system. So if your > computer was named foo, it could be reachable on campus at foo.rn.byu.edu.
I never knew that. But how does one pass a hostname to the DHCP servers? I don't think my router would know how. Or, is the hostname...wait, a "hostname" is the name I set when I installed Linux (and although I don't know how to change it, a Windows PC's hostname is that name you can change in the System Properties), right? Am I talking about the same thing? Is that automatically passed? (Does my router also have one?). Either I'm really close to learning something, or I'm really confused. On Tuesday 27 April 2010 09:38:38 pm Jacob Adams wrote: > No, you're at college to stay up late playing DotA/Counter > Strike/Starcraft/MarioKart*. You get a sysadmin job to learn about > networking and computers. Last night it was Super Smash Bros. And I'm looking for a job, but I'm no computer expert (not yet). > * Replace with whatever the latest dorm game is. Also, MarioKart is the > best of these options to play with those of the opposite sex, but since > you're on this list, I figure that's not high on your priority list :) Actually, it is. But I've been shy for so much of my life, I've built myself a fantastic wall that's not easy to get through. Timothy Wood -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
