Subject: Re: Domain name server?
From: Tim Long (tim.long@ukonline.co.uk)
Date: Wed Feb 02 2000 - 05:32:00 MST
So could I use the machine's IP adress to get going for example
'130.95.128.1.uwic.ac.uk'?
Otherwise would I need to register the domain name by asking the IT people
here at the university? They don't support Linux (or mac!)
I know this is simple stuff but I would appreciate any help. Also does
anyone know a good reference manual for ydl or the redhat version it uses?
Thanks
Tim Long
Graham Leggett wrote:
> Tim Long wrote:
>
> > I have installed ydl on a mac G3 connected to an academic LAN. I have
> > entered the IP adress during installation but was not sure what the
> > domain name should be. The DNS here is 'uwic.ac.uk' Is that what I
> > should enter for the DNS? I have managed to send mail but not receive
> > it. Can I assign myself a user name and would my adress then be
> > 'me@uwic.ac.uk'?
>
> In order to receive mail on that box, it needs to have a unique name
> that is known to the world. That name needs to be registered in the DNS,
> otherwise you will only be able to use the IP address.
>
> Get a domain name registered (like funkymachine.uwic.ac.uk) in the DNS,
> and then tell your machine what it's name is, and it should work from
> there.
>
> Regards,
> Graham
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