On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 01:50:21PM -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 12:08 PM Paul M Foster <pa...@quillandmouse.com> > wrote: > > > > On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 12:54:31AM -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > >[...] > > > Also, I think you should be using *.home.arpa, and not *.lan. > > > home.arpa is reserved for private use by ICANN and the IETF. I suspect > > > *.lan is not reserved for private use. > > > > On a LAN, you can use anything you like. I've used .mars.lan for decades > > with no difficulty. > > Citation, please. >
I have none. But contrary to whatever the Deities Of The Internet say, I've been successfully using *.mars.lan for decades, and others before that, like *.venus.lan. On a LAN where addresses are not interenet routable, you are, de facto, able to use what you prefer. As long as your /etc/hosts file and your router agree, there is no code in any application I'm aware of which prohibits the practice. If I ever set up a totally new LAN, I may go with *.home though. Or maybe *.local, as I've heard Macs like that. Paul -- Paul M. Foster Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster
