Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 03:50:22 +0530 From: Manish Jain <jude.obscure@yandex.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to set hostname on a cable line? Message-ID: <39f5bbec-a505-2712-34a8-9a22f9000bf8@yandex.com> In-Reply-To: <20180322214416.GB15614@jail0199.vps.exonetric.net> References: <201803211834.w2LIY9Jh059885@jail0199.vps.exonetric.net> <79cc198c-daa9-1cb2-020f-d11d7d3d396a@yandex.com> <20180321213005.GA73927@jail0199.vps.exonetric.net> <20180321232254.3a2dc696.freebsd@edvax.de> <20180322121320.GA66012@jail0199.vps.exonetric.net> <86e6405e-a0e0-8d9c-c363-b6537ef4ed8d@yandex.com> <20180322214416.GB15614@jail0199.vps.exonetric.net>
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On 03/23/18 03:14, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 08:42:26PM +0530, Manish Jain wrote: >> On 03/22/18 17:43, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: >>> No matter what I put there, >>> ssh `hostname` will not work, because >>> my randomly chosen hostname will not resolve to my IP! >> >> Hi Anton, >> >> I suppose you have already tried something like this, but I just wanted >> to be sure: can you not 1) put fqdn in rc.conf; and then 2) put the IP >> for the machine's fqdn in /etc/hosts on the box that needs to ssh ? > > That did it, thanks! > > Sorry for being so dumb. > > I never need to dial into this laptop from outside, > so this is all I need. As somebody else suggested, > I'll probably need to pay for a better service, > which will include some DNS if I need a proper FQDN. > > Thanks again > > Anton > I am glad that it worked for you. But I felt rather dumb that I realized very late your host name is randomly generated, possibly upon each boot. -- Tx and Regards, Manish Jain
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