> > Here's a new thread. > Naming the computer host? > > I'm confused by this. As I understand it, I get a different DNS > assignment every time that I hook into the Internet from a different > location. Yet FBSD seems to want a permanent assignment which I would > normally get from my ISP. I don't have a permanent ISP. I mainly use 2 > services at locations all across the USA. Normally I simply assign a > name to the computer, but it appears that FBSD wants a complete Internet > address.
Check out DHCP. Once you have read up on that, see if you have further questions. Good luck, ////jerry > > This appears to me to be a conflict. I think that I read in "The > Complete FreeBSD, 4th Edition" where there are some addresses to use if > the computer will never be hooked into the Internet. But that is not the > case here. > > Any ideas or help here? > > -- > > Lloyd Hayes > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com > E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"