[plug] Telnet and woody and macs

[Craig Ringer]

>>> Also is it possible to not have to type in the IP and be able to type 
>>> in the computer name? the mac is using TCP/IP
>>
>> Yes, assuming you have DNS set up. If not, the mac might have some 
>> equivalent of /etc/hosts but I really don't know. I seem to remember 
>> something in the System Folder like that...
>  
> TCP/IP settings had space for lots of that stuff, so do i just enter my 
> computer name?

*blink* *blink*
Sorry, not following you. First: settings on which computer? Are you 
trying to "telnet linuxbox" from the mac where linuxbox = <name of linux 
box> not <IP of linux box>, or something else?

I seem to remember you have two machines: a mac and a linux box, right? 
you want to ssh from the mac to the linux box and want to be able to use 
the linux box's hostname rather than IP.

Easy answer: Get MacSSH, and set up the default connection to be to the 
linux box. No more typing in IP addrs.

To be able to use computer "names" for TCP/IP addressing you need to 
have a local DNS server configured and running, or you need to have told 
the computer operating system about certain hostname -> IP mappings 
beforehand using a file like /etc/hosts. If you don't know what I'm on 
about, you almost certainly don't have a DNS server. You may be able to 
set up mappings manually though, if you can figure out how.

I doubt you can set hostname->IP mappings via the mac's TCP/IP control 
panel, but there may be a file you can edit somewhere in the preferences 
or system folders. BBEdit and ResEdit are your friends.

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