[TriLUG] Roadrunner Question

[Greg Brown]

Cool... the FBI.  Let's hope the FBI is gathering data for an upcoming 
raid against SCO. :)

Seriously though, if you have your box set up at home and it's 
connected to the RR network we can do a couple of things.

First question is are you running NAT/IP Masq. and is the Linux box 
acting as a router which passes traffic from your home network to the 
Internet?  If so, we're in good shape.

Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network file (these instructions work for R.Hat 
Linux - you didn't mention which distro you are running).
Add a line to the file and set for your hostname using the following 
format:

HOSTNAME=myhostname

Save and close the file and restart the box and you're good to go.  If 
you'd like to access your box from the Internet check out 
www.dyndns.org which will allow you to set a hostname of you choosing 
on a variety of domains and you can map your dynamic ip address from RR 
to a hostname which will be resolvable on the Internet.   You really 
can't go wrong with a Linux attached box to RR for broadband - it's 
great stuff.

Greg


On Thursday, Aug 28, 2003, at 12:40 US/Eastern, Scot Huntsberry wrote:

> I use Roadrunner here in Raleigh for my ISP.  The network gives my
> computer a name upon entering the network.  I'm sure you all know what
> I'm talking about.  Here is my question...do I have to add this
> information to my /etc/hosts for the system to function correctly?  Is
> there a way to do something that will account for all the possible 
> names
> - IP addresses that could get assigned by Roadrunner to the computer?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scot
>
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