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ping: unknown host vm-arch
i created a Arch-Linux VM with Virtualbox on a Debian host. The network setting in Virtualbox is "Network Bridge".
I can ping the ip returned by ifconfig on the VM from my host and can connect to it ...
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How do I get NET SESSION to display computernames / hostnames?
On my W7 box at work I send some jobs off to some nodes on a cluster, then when I want to check which nodes have sessions open on my W7 box I usually just type NET SESSION at the cmd prompt and I get ...
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Upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 unable to resolve hosts now
I have updated to 12.04 from 10.04 where there was no problem reaching outside ip's hostnames.
Now however I can not:
root@sub:~# resolveip google.com
resolveip: Unable to find hostid for ...
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How to override Windows 8 Hostname (computer name) with different IP address?
I want resolve Windows' hostname (computer name) to another IP. 127.0.0.1 myhostname in hosts file doesn't work. ping myhostname shows that it have ethernet adapter IP (192.168.1.2).
It works in ...
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How to change host name resolution order in Windows server 2003
I understand below is the order of host name resolution
The client checks to see if the name queried is its own.
The client then searches a local Hosts file, a list of IP address and names
stored ...
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How to remotely find out a linux hostname without the use of DNS?
If I want to find out how the hostname of a remote linux machine on my LAN is, how can I achieve this given I don't have access via SSH etc.?
Probably depends if linux is part of a WINS domain I ...
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Creating hostsname aliases through dscl does not work in Mountain Lion
I read a few places that dscl is preferred over /etc/hosts for adding hostnames (for instance when developing). But in Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) I cannot get it to work (others too). I have read ...
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How do I hide my username in irc?
I'm using irssi for my IRC client, and whenever I connect to a channel (e.g., #whatwg), it greets me with the line and I've tried the command line
0:22 -!- <nick> [~kalaracey@12.345.678.90] ...
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ZNC - How can I change my hostname? [duplicate]
How can I change my hostname? I have a ZNC installation already.
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change DNS name on raspbian (debian)
I just installed raspbian on my raspberry pi, and was wondering why I can't use it's hostname from other machines.
on my router, I can see which computers are connected by their name, for example a ...
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Hostname resolution of Linux machines with static IP
I have couple of linux servers that I to assign static IPs to because I'm doing some CARPing and Vlans.
The way my DNS server is set, it gets the hostnames dynamically from the nodes, as soon as ...
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DNS leak: Looking up own hostname with DNS queries
I was checking a proxied program for DNS leaks with tshark when I noticed this:
13.170066 10.0.2.15 -> 192.168.1.1 DNS 66 Standard query 0xd473 A [hostname]
13.753496 10.0.2.15 -> ...
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How can I make OSX terminal tab names the same as .ssh/config host aliases
Setting up a .ssh/config is a great time saver. The host aliases with user defined names make it easier keep track servers and key files. However, the OSX terminal tab names are displaying what ever ...
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How do I map a domain name to a full name in windows
I have some links that are generated in a foreign unit of our company and do no list the full fully qualified domain name(I guess it works over there), just the hostname, can I map the hostname to the ...
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Why doesn't D-Link router's DNS return local hostnames?
I own a D-Link DIR-600. You can see part of its configuration here:
As you can see, I set two fixed hostnames, "wilson", and "sheldon". However, if I try to access them by name, no matter from ...
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Reset old Hostname in OS X Lion
Everytime I change the Hostname of my mac it starts to work but doesn't forget the old Hostname. For example:
hostname: example.com
ping example.com - it points to my computer
so, I change hostname ...
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Where are hostnames stored?
On my linux server, i have my hostname set to server.local. I do not have a dns server or have edited my /etc/host file on my client computer. When i connect to my server through the hostname, is my ...
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set fallback ip address for hostname in Windows and Ubuntu
I have 2 machines that switch back and forth between networks. One network has both configured in the DNS table, so that they can reach each other on that one. However, on the other network, they ...
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Why won't my script change MAC address via macchanger at startup? Ubuntu-based
I have recently pieced together a script with my limited knowledge of bash that is supposed to do 2 things:
It is supposed to change my hostname
and then change my mac address.
I put the ...
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Error using httpd on CentOS
I am using CentOS. When I try to start httpd I receive the following error:
> sudo httpd
httpd: apr_sockaddr_info_get() failed for ccrhwp01948
httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's ...
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Point Multiple IP Addresses to a Single Host Name
Is it possible to have a single host name with multiple IP addresses? The hostname will be used to access a box in LAN with 192.168.x.y and from outside with IP w.x.y.z which is portforwarded to that ...
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Reliable cross-platform way of determining hostname from IP address
Within the DHCP table of a router, clients that have sent their network name are listed with IP and MAC addresses. I need a way to get the host names that clients have sent. The router does not store ...
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Where lies the soul of a computer? [closed]
When you take the system drive and put it in a new box, do you rename it or do you keep the name? And when you put a fresh drive in the old box, do you give it a new name? What is with upgrading? How ...
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How to have a different hostname to the fqdn?
I have a server with fqdn git.mydomain.com (this is in DNS) but I don't really want the machine to have git as its hostname.
It might not be clear exactly what I want. Or maybe I don't really ...
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What is the `/etc/hostname` used/required for?
I found in the /etc/hostname my IP-address, than I deleted it and each time I use sudo - I get a message and a system email sudo: unable to resolve host (none) or if in the /etc/hostname is saved ...
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VirtualBox Issue: virtualbox changed my Computer Name's ip address in Windows
I had installed virtualbox 4.2.2 in Windows 7.
My Computer Name is: MY-PC
My IP address (using ipconfig /all command) is: 192.168.1.101
My IP is dynamic and I set DNS to google dns (8.8.8.8)
When I ...
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Cygwin netcat nc doesn't resolve hosts through /etc/hosts
I'm trying to use ssh to log into remote servers, and I have a ProxyCommand setup in ~/.ssh/config to use a proxy (setup through PuTTY to connect to a VPN). The ProxyCommand uses nc to connect ...
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How can I access a VMware Fusion guest running Ubuntu via its .local (Bonjour/Zeroconf/mdns) address?
I'm running VMware Fusion on my Mac with an Ubuntu guest VM configured to use NAT for networking. I can access the VM from the host using its DHCP-assigned vmnet8 IP (172.16.90.128), but I'd like to ...
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What would happen if I changed my hostname to 'localhost'?
Would my machine function correctly?
Would other machines on the network be able to ping mine by name?
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Mac OS X - how to hide my hostname? [closed]
Is on Mac OS X any way to hide my hostname?
If I go to check to some web services my IP, so there is displayed yet the hostname. I would like to hide that.
Thank you
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creating a named host for virtualbox accessible from host
For my dev machine, I have windows 7 host with ubuntu guest. I run the guest as the server.
Every time I want to test from the host, I find my current guest IP address, and connect via that (for ...
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How to change cygwin hostname
I'm just searching for a way to change the default Cygwin host name. I need to change the Admin@deluxe ~ part and replace it with something else.
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Access mac server from iphone using hostname?
I'm running a websever on my macbook and I want to access it from my phone over wifi using my home network. If I type in the IP address, it connects just fine, but I need the domain name to be ...
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Environment variable changed
At first my hostname was localhost.localdomain in CentOS 6.2
I installed ubuntu in separate partition after that my hostname was changed to this
###-###-###-###-####.####.example.com
In ...
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How can I set an FQDN? [closed]
I need to set an FQDN hostname so I can run MySQL queries from my VPS to my website. I don't have one and I searched and tried several things but they all failed.
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Putty can't connect over SSH to hostname, IP connection works
I have a gentoo box on my homenetwork that I'm trying to SSH into via W7 client but although I can do it via IP address when I try the hostname it won't find it. Also get a DNS error
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Detect host's name
Is it possible to somehow fetch the hostname where a website/service resides? I've tried looking into headers, and some more info, but from what I've seen it doesn't seem possible!
As an example: ...
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RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 - Edit Hostname
I'm currently trying to edit my hostname in a RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 virtual machine but I have some problem.
I tried using the function hostname like this:
hostname -v bravo.cmweb.com
And it ...
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Change hostname and prompt in OS X terminal
On a Mac the hostname and prompt is:
workstation:~ thomas$
On Ubuntu Linux it would be:
thomas@workstation:~$
How can I make the OS X prompt look like the Ubuntu one?
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Local hostname fails to resolve only in browsers
I am having an issue on Windows Server 2008. Basically the problem is that whenever my local hostname is used in a browser it fails to resolve.
As far as I can tell the name is correctly set, I can ...
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Can't resolve hostnames over LAN
Occasionally our LAN stops resolving host names. We have no idea why this happens. How can we diagnose these issues?
We have two routers. One is connected to the internet (via a fiber modem). The ...
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Alpine, SSL and hostname validation
I'm using Alpine mail client. In our company we use one SSL certificate for multiple services on multiple servers so hostname validation doesn't work. I can use /novalidate-cert option but I don't ...
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Synergy in Ubuntu not recognizing computer name change
I've changed my computer name in these places:
/etc/hostname
/etc/hosts
But when I try and connect Synergy with the new name, in the log it's still attempting to connect with the old name. I can ...
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add private hostname to dns
I have an Apple OS X Lion server with the host name server.company.private. and an IP address of 10.1.10.11 on a router with an IP address of 10.1.10.1. We have many users (iMacs) on another router ...
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Can a hostname be added to syslog-ng?
How can syslog-ng be configured to send both the hostname and the IP address. Currently, logs are sent with the IP address of the device/machine, but we want to add the hostname so I could keep my ip ...
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how to properly edit hosts, hostname and resolf.conf?
I have been searching the Internet for a real nop tutorial on the subject but could not found any direct info. on how to edit these files the proper way.
I have a Debian Internet server that I use to ...
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How Will I come to know the previous details of MAC Address, Processors in ubuntu OS
I want to know that how one can get information about the previous details of MAC Address, mother board configurations(Processor details etc) in ubuntu OS once the motherboard is changed? I mean, Is ...
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How do I set the hostname of a Windows machine?
There are several questions similar to what I'm trying to do here, but I can't find any that actually answer the question. Feel free to just link me if you find one.
I need to set the hostname of a ...
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How can I map a domain name to an IP address and port?
I want to give a domain name to the IP address and port for an application in Windows 7. For example, test.com should map to 127.0.0.1:59873.
Is there anyway that we can do it by using a web server ...
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CentOS - Hostname showing as my hosting provider, not server
I've recently purchased a new server, it's set up and configured with CentOS 5.7 and cPanel/WHM.
DNS resolves correctly when accessing websites that point to the server, however, there is a problem ...
