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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!imci5!pull-feed.internetmci.com!news.internetMCI.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!News.LiveNet.Net!jsloan From: jsloan@LiveNet.Net (Jim Sloan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: multiple names Date: Thu, 06 Jun 96 05:54:09 GMT Organization: LiveNet, Inc. Lines: 42 Message-ID: <4p5rq1$1ok_006@news.livenet.net> References: <4p4clr$5lo@stratus.skypoint.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: yellow.livenet.net X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #0 In article <4p4clr$5lo@stratus.skypoint.net>, psonnek@skypoint.com (Patrick Sonnek) wrote: >How would I configure me DNS (or hosts file) to point several different >names all to the same location. > >I am running named. My IP address is 206.9.159.17 the names are >parker.artbbs.com artbbs.com www.artbbs.com ftp.artbbs.com All of >these need to resolve to the same IP address. and I'm a little confused >on how to do this. > >-- >Pat Sonnek - VTAM/NCP Systems Programmer > Best Buy Co. > Program Coordinator MN DOS Users Group >WWW: http://www.skypoint.com/~psonnek in DNS, there are 2 ways parker IN A 206.9.159.17 ftp IN A 206.9.159.17 or parker IN A 206.9.159.17 ftp IN CNAME parker artbbs.com is not a FQDN, but you can force the issue with artbbs.com IN A 206.9.159.17 in hosts file 206.9.159.17 artbbs.com parker.artbbs.com ftp.artbbs.com parker ftp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Sloan jsloan@livenet.net Vice President LiveNet, Inc. 413 Davis St. Suite 106 Full Service Internet Provider Virginia Beach VA 23462 Dialup and dedicated connections Ph: 804-499-9328 Virtual Web, Email, and FTP hosting http://www.livenet.net info@livenet.net webmaster@livenet.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------