On Nov 15, 2013, at 2:02 PM, Jed Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> Barry Smith <[email protected]> writes: >> ~/Src/newmodel master $ more /etc/hosts >> ## >> # Host Database >> # >> # localhost is used to configure the loopback interface >> # when the system is booting. Do not change this entry. >> ## >> 127.0.0.1 localhost >> 255.255.255.255 broadcasthost >> ::1 localhost >> fe80::1%lo0 localhost >> >> but note that Apple Mac OS doesn’t (supposedly) use this file except >> at startup > > really? I read that once, cannot find it again > >> and somehow sets the hostname based on the network or lack of it. > > Is the hostname in /etc/hostname? no such file
