Re: Domain name for local network?

2004-01-22 Thread Jonathan Chen
On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 07:32:36PM +, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: If I have a couple of boxes in a home network that connects to the Internet via ppp, is there any way I can name my network? I don't want to register a name, just use it locally. This way I can refer to

Re: Domain name for local network?

2004-01-22 Thread Andrew Boothman
Jonathan Chen wrote: On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 07:32:36PM +, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: If I have a couple of boxes in a home network that connects to the Internet via ppp, is there any way I can name my network? I don't want to register a name, just use it locally. This way I can refer to

Re: Domain name for local network?

2004-01-22 Thread Melvyn Sopacua
On Thursday 22 January 2004 20:32, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: If I have a couple of boxes in a home network that connects to the Internet via ppp, is there any way I can name my network? I don't want to register a name, just use it locally. This way I can refer to 'neptune.jonathon.org' or

Re: Domain name for local network?

2004-01-22 Thread Chris
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 22 January 2004 03:31 pm, Melvyn Sopacua wrote: On Thursday 22 January 2004 20:32, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: If I have a couple of boxes in a home network that connects to the Internet via ppp, is there any way I can name my network?

Re: Domain name for local network?

2004-01-22 Thread Robert Huff
Chris writes: If he's behind some sort of routing device, he can certainly setup a DNS witin his own network. Of course; the trick is to do it in such a way that when - may it be soon! - he gets out from behind that routing device changing to a real DNS setup will be quick,

[Fwd: Re: Domain name for local network?]

2004-01-22 Thread Benjamin Meade
Mauricio wrote: Assuming you a using a router to go outside, what you call your internal network is your own business. Only problem would be if someone from the outside had to access it. Once a dns server is set as authoritive, doesn't it try to update the root servers regarding the domain?

Re: [Fwd: Re: Domain name for local network?]

2004-01-22 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Benjamin Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mauricio wrote: Assuming you a using a router to go outside, what you call your internal network is your own business. Only problem would be if someone from the outside had to access it. Once a dns server is set as authoritive, doesn't it