Confused on how to properly set /etc/hosts

2006-08-06 Thread Ro BGCT
Hello, I am new to FreeBSD and am wondering if someone couldt tell me how to properly set /etc/hosts. Right now it is: 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.my.domain It says to replace my.domain with the domain name of my machine. If I am using this box remotely and its hostname is web1.server.net,

Re: Confused on how to properly set /etc/hosts

2006-08-06 Thread Matthew Seaman
Ro BGCT wrote: Hello, I am new to FreeBSD and am wondering if someone couldt tell me how to properly set /etc/hosts. Right now it is: 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.my.domain It says to replace my.domain with the domain name of my machine. If I am using this box remotely and its

Re: Confused on how to properly set /etc/hosts

2006-08-06 Thread Darrin Chandler
On Sun, Aug 06, 2006 at 09:24:59AM -0400, Ro BGCT wrote: I am new to FreeBSD and am wondering if someone couldt tell me how to properly set /etc/hosts. Right now it is: 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.my.domain It says to replace my.domain with the domain name of my machine. If I am