dns

[Inter_1]

I have my apache server and i can open the page http://localhost , but my hostname is omega.mycompany.com. How can I open the apache by typing http://omega.mycomapny.com

Thanks
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[Ivan Ferreira]

If you already have a DNS server in you network, add an A record for your server in the zone file. If you don't already have DNS installed, see this HOWTO:

http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch18_:_Configuring_DNS

[Inter_1]

what, if i would like no the dns but to access my webpages not to use http://localhost but http://omega for that server.

thanks

[Ivan Ferreira]

You can edit /etc/hosts file on each client that you want that that occurs. Add an entry like this:

...

Example:

192.168.1.1 omega.mycompany.com omega webserver


Now, you can access by entering in the URL:

http://omega.mycompany.com
http://omega
http://webserver

And so on.

[Ivan Ferreira]

If you have some windows clients, same rules apply but the file is located at:

c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc

[Inter_1]

I now that. But I can access it only from the server not from any pc in my lan.

Thanks

[Andrew Bruce]

There are only two ways (I think!) you can get all the processors in your lan to talk to a box using hostname.domainname

1. Set up an entry in the host file ON EACH COMPUTER that points to the IP address of the box you are refering to.

2. Set up a DNS service on one box that all the other boxes use.

Use Ivan's answers to set one of these up.

The reason for this, as I'm sure you know, is that each box needs to know how to translate someserver.yourdomain into a numerical IP address.

Either the box is configured to look in its host file, or it is configured to go ask another box (using IP address).

HTH.

Regards,

Andy Bruce

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Simply adding omega.mycompany.com to the topline in /etc/hosts will do the job.

Or adding an entry for it into your central DNS server.

Just make sure if you use /etc/hosts that files,dns is the host resolution order in /etc/resolv.conf

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