Stefan Schmidt <stefan.schm...@gmx.net> wrote: > in my understanding the /etc/hosts file should contain an entry with the > FQDN of the host.
> 123.123.123.123 hostname.domain.tld hostname Yes, that's right. > I would for simplicity prefer to use a domain name instead of a FQDN. > 123.123.123.123 domain.tld hostname Fine. > So both addresses are unambiguous. For what reason now would I need a > FQDN? Why wouldn't a domain name suffice? Typically, I see it that a domain refers to an entity, whereas a FQDN refers to a host or service within that entity. For your purposes the following sdhould be sufficient: 127.0.0.1 localhost 123.123.123.123 hostname.domain.tld hostname domain.tld When resolving from name to IP, the first match will succeed. When resolving from IP to name, the leftmost entry on the first line will be considered the canonical name (hostname.domain.tld in this case). Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
