[ILUG] Is a fqdn really necessary?

[Philip Trickett]

On Fri, 2005-02-18 at 12:25 +0000, Frank Murphy wrote:
> Conor Wynne wrote:
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>  > Dont understand your statement Frank.
> 
> If I install linux (fc3) fresh and during the network part go manual 
> hostname server.frank.com, no matter what I do I can't connect from XP box.
> 
> If I install linux (fc3) fresh and during the network part go manual 
> hostname: server, I can connect from XP,
> using same smb.conf etc..
> 
> (Both boxes at the moment connect to  the web & each other through 
> Netgear DG843 setup as dhcp server. Don't believe it supplies hostnames, 
> just ip)
> 
> I don't wan't to add any more boxes till full setup of these two.
> 
Ok,

The FC3 box will pick up the doaminname from the DHCP server on your
network.  Even if it does not supply hostnames, it will still probably
supply the domain name as part of the DHCP spec.

I had the same 'problem' when I set up an IPCop box on my network to act
in the same role as your Netgear. Now I just give the boxes a hostname
and not a fqdn.

Funny, I don't remember FC2 doing this...


> 
> Frank

Phil