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Billy Holmes wrote: |
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> Dale wrote: |
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>> didn't even name the systems since all I used them for was to run |
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>> folding. After I named them and put the entries in the hosts file, it |
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>> worked fine even when ssh'ing in with the IP number. Before that, it |
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>> took forever to login. |
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> google: reverse lookup dns wikipedia |
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> click on the first link |
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> that's what the REMOTE machine will do after you connect to it, but |
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> before you get a prompt. This can (normally) be configured on an |
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> application basis to not do it. |
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OK. I read most of it, what I could get a grip on anyway. Basically it |
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looks to see if that IP address has a name too. Sort of silly but, |
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whatever works I guess. At least now I sort of get what it means. |
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Thanks for the info. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) :-) |