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  1. networking - What is a hostname versus a computer name versus a ...

    Mar 9, 2015 · Hostname is an attribute of a system stored locally on that system. "Computer name" is what Windows uses to refer to the hostname. A subdomain is a DNS concept. In DNS, domain …

  2. What is the difference between a hostname and a fully qualified …

    May 15, 2011 · 8 The hostname is just the computer name and the fully qualified domain name is the hostname plus the domain name after it.... hostname: bigbox fqdn: bigbox.mynetwork.com or …

  3. Difference between Subdomain, hostname, host and www in a DNS …

    Any hostname is a subdomain except if it is a TLD. www can be a hostname if it is assigned to a specific host withing a network or can be a subdomain where lower level hosts are located, like …

  4. What's the difference between Host and HostName in SSH Config?

    Nov 10, 2012 · If the hostname contains the character sequence `%h', then this will be replaced with the host name specified on the command line (this is useful for manipulating unqualified names). The …

  5. [SOLVED] - Correct way to modify hostname? | Proxmox Support Forum

    Mar 16, 2023 · Anyway,at install I set hostname as I wasn't sure of subdomain, I used: catnet.invalid catnet After installing ZFS's and VM's, I changed hosts file to: "cam.<domain>.org catnet" as I …

  6. linux - Hostnames - What are they all about? - Server Fault

    So what does a "system hostname" even mean? Many applications will use the system hostname as a default identifier when they communicate elsewhere. For example, if you're collecting syslog …

  7. Hostname (FQDN).......huh? - Proxmox Support Forum

    Jan 19, 2020 · Hi All, I'm very, very new to Proxmox - a colleague at work recommended it to me but I have a question and he's gone campin! Can someone please explain the Hostname (FQDN) in the …

  8. shell - HOSTNAME environment variable on Linux - Super User

    Apr 22, 2016 · On my Linux box (Gentoo Linux 2.6.31 to be specific) I have noticed that the HOSTNAME environment variable is available in my shell, but not in scripts. For example,

  9. How can I get the hostname of the machine I work on?

    Jul 23, 2015 · 40 Use hostname or uname -n to get the kernel hostname (nodename). hostname -s will give just the first component of the same. Use hostname -f to get the FQDN – it additionally tries to …

  10. Is it possible to alias a hostname in Linux? - Server Fault

    112 Is it possible to alias a hostname in Linux? It has been asked by jmillikin at various Ubuntu forums as follows: Is it possible to create a hostname alias? Sort of like /etc/hosts, but with other hostnames …