I believe I should have been more specific.
Yes, I own domains.
What I do not own is an IP address.
It is the process of securing one I am asking about.
I am not sure the provider I am going to change to does this any longer.
Kare
On Mon, 9 Nov 2026, John Hasler wrote:
Kare writes:
Still, I suppose I was hoping to substitute a name for that IP
address.
Since it's on your local network you can use any name you want. If you
don't use your own domain use something like linuxbox.arpa . That way
it won't collide with anything out on the Internet.
Although, in case I need to secure one of my own, does one buy the
right to use one exclusively?
I thought you said you owned a domain. In any case you need not buy
anything to name computers that are on your local network.
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John Hasler
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Elmwood, WI USA
