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Lol... I'm always surprised how "creative" the users of LQ are to make such threads. ;P
However, my computers answer to the names of "tux" and "tux-netbook". Even my Windows os on my main machine is called that since my router would refuse to give me my IP... ^^
All my computer names are technical; my server is srv01, router is rtr001, my laptop is ltp01, and then I have my other computers, which I haven't used in a while, so I forget those ones.
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Originally Posted by Squall90
Lol... I'm always surprised how "creative" the users of LQ are to make such threads. ;P
However, my computers answer to the names of "tux" and "tux-netbook". Even my Windows os on my main machine is called that since my router would refuse to give me my IP... ^^
Lol... I'm always surprised how "creative" the users of LQ are to make such threads. ;P
However, my computers answer to the names of "tux" and "tux-netbook". Even my Windows os on my main machine is called that since my router would refuse to give me my IP... ^^
Just a fun thread for posting what you've named your computer (hostname), if you have.
Do you have DNS running on your private LAN?
Do you have a "bogus" domain for inside LAN use?
What do you use for a private domain? I use something.LAN?
Most of us use network address translation (NAT) inside our ISP modem and router. We use an RFC private-network IP address which does not get routed on the public internet.
@SaintDanBert: Notably, I do not own the router that I normally use. Outside of the not-mine router where I live, I just use Wi-Fi at libraries and coffee shops.
Until I get the chance to buy my own router and select my own ISP, I'm stuck with less-than-optimal privacy.
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