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Hostname is a label assigned to a device connected to a computer network used to identify the device.

A hostname is a label that is assigned to a device connected to a computer network and that is used to identify the device in various forms of electronic communication such as the World Wide Web, e-mail or Usenet. Hostnames may be simple names consisting of a single word or phrase, or they may have appended the name of a DNS domain, separated from the host specific label by a period (dot). In the latter form, a hostname is also called a domain name. If the domain name is completely specified including a top-level domain of the Internet, the hostname is said to be a fully qualified domain name (FQDN).

Hostnames that include DNS domains are often stored in the Domain Name System together with IP addresses of the host they represent for the purpose of mapping the hostname to an address, or the reverse process.

Source: Wikipedia.

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Remote access and local access same hostname

I have a server in a clients network, seperated from theirs with a router/firewall, the intention is to have this server available through one hostname (example.com) My idea is to have (at least) a DNS server in the outside, to have outside (out of…
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load balanced nas

we have two NAS as our storage with data sync. ips for the NAS are as follows 10.10.0.5 10.10.0.6 we want to create a scenario such that when a client machine requests data from the servers request should be routed to one of the servers…
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Web application in a network environment

I have a web application running on an apache web server on Ubuntu 10.04. The web application can be accessed via a web browser on the server's computer by typing http://localhost/webapp. I want to make this application available in a networking…
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Nameserver setup problem - cannot add hostname

Help on nameserver setup!!! The issue I currently have is that I have a domain registered at GoDaddy, but I host website at different hosting company - company H. I also purchased a dedicated static IP from H. H gave me two IPs for setting up the…
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DNS resolution over DHCP

I have a m0n0wall router a VMWare workstation running ubuntu a windows 7 workstation running the VM The ubuntu hostname is "renraku" From the windows machine I can't resolve dns automatically for this host. For example, when I ping renraku Ping…
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Deny IP to host name request?

My home computer is connected directly through a modem to my ISP. How can I prevent my IP to return a host name when I use this website ? IPtoHost EDIT: so... I take it that the request goes directly to my ISP and not to my computer ?
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Lost power now my hostname will not resolve

I have a Debian file server I'm accessing from windows clients. Until a power outage a few days ago I had no issues accessing via hostname. Now I must use the ip handed out by my router. I can ssh (putty) into it via hostname, but cannot ping or…
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DHCP/DNS hostname changes

I have a slightly oddball question, I have a Windows 2008 DC running DHCP and DNS, the problem I have is: 1 - HP Multifunction Printer connected to network picks up DHCP IP Address 2 - The hostname picked up and added to DNS is eg NP18832 (or…
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EC2 Ubuntu Lucid Hostname/ServerName

I'm trying to move my server from linode to EC2 and am following the guide located here - http://library.linode.com/getting-started/ One problem I have is when I set my hostname to my public DNS: echo "ec2-46-51-***-**" > /etc/hostname And add to…
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Junk host name while using nslookup, How to change it?

My question is regarding the host name mapped to a machine's IP. I am new to Linux, I have a machine to test whether our j2ee based web application runs fine in linux box. we are able to deploy our application and successfully and even able to…
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Just set up my rDNS entry. Want to make sure I've done everything that's required

I've setup one of my domains to point to my Linode IP address: server.mydomain.net > 1.1.1.1 I then went into my Linode DNS manager and set the rDNS entry to the above URI. I then set my hostname on the server with the following: cat…
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Dig vs Whois on Nameserver Update and Reference to Unknown FQDN?

After running a dig on an old domain name moved from an old server to a new one, completely different IP and provider, I ran a dig and found that the listed nameserver does not match the one in the whois. The whois shows the new nameserver, but the…
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how to get Incoming and Outgoing hostnames and ports on a linux email server

I would like to export my emails from my email account on a linux email server to Gmail. So I was wondering how to get its incoming and outgoing hostnames and ports and get to know if it supports POP3 or IMAP? For example, by some commands that I…
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File access with hostname or ip only - no domain?

Edit: I think part of the problem is I needed to use port 8080, but I'm still getting the "unable to connect" message. Is there anything I need to configure in /etc to make that accessible? -- It seems likely that this is an obvious question, but…
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Hostname confusion (Ubuntu Server 10.04)

I have just setup Ubuntu 10.04 Server Edition. I have been following this tutorial. The DNS information seems to be setup correctly now, but I am confused about the hostname. Currently it is laughingbuddha.home. That is a name I created. Now, I am…
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