Eric, What is the difference between:
1. configuring a DNS C-name to redirect a "mnemonic" name to host name 2. having a "friendly name" mnemonic for each host name in VNC Viewer 3. using .vnc file for each host as a mnemonic for the host name 4. configuring hosts to redirect mnemonic to host name Aside from the storing of configuration options by (3), they all fundamentally involve creating a mapping from a friendly, mnemonic name for each machine to the corresponding "real" name/address of that machine. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Carlson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 October 2004 17:37 > To: James Weatherall > Cc: 'Tom Wright'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Aliases for hostnames in viewer > > Ugh! For every client?? Naah. DNS arose for a good reason. > > On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 17:31:05 +0100, you wrote: > > >Yes, that should also work, provided tha machine is > configured to use > >the hosts file. > > > >Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Tom Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 04 October 2004 17:08 > >> To: 'James Weatherall'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: RE: Aliases for hostnames in viewer > >> > >> Wez > >> Could he also just add them to his host file? > >> Tom > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Weatherall > >> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 6:46 AM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: RE: Aliases for hostnames in viewer > >> > >> Eric, > >> > >> One way to achieve this is to save a .vnc connection-info file for > >> each host. You can then name the file whatever you choose. > >> Alternatively, you could set up some DNS aliases for the machines. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Carlson > >> > Sent: 04 October 2004 11:53 > >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > Subject: Aliases for hostnames in viewer > >> > > >> > I have a bunch of servers on a LAN with static IP's and > have routed > >> > then through the firewall with individual port mappings. > >> For example I > >> > use http://mydomain.com:9999 to map to the machine on the > >> LAN with IP > >> > 192.168.62.7 listening on port 5900. This works great, > there are a > >> > dozen machines variously running W2000/XP/Linux available. > >> The problem > >> > is I can't easily reemember which is which! They do all > >> have their own > >> > hostnames on the LAN which I know, so what I'm after is an alias > >> > facility such that in the vncviewer url box I can key in > "morpheus" > >> > and have it map to the URL I gave, rather than having to > >> remember the > >> > portnames for each host. > >> > > >> > Cheers > >> > > >> > - ec > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > VNC-List mailing list > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > To remove yourself from the list visit: > >> > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > >> _______________________________________________ > >> VNC-List mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To remove yourself from the list visit: > >> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
