scripts

i am connecting to one of my servers with ssh. I have to connect to it using the ip address. i used the following command at the command prompt to set up an alias for my server to connect to:

alias samba='ssh xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'

after i type this i can then go to the command prompt and type samba and i will connect to my server through ssh.

the problem i am having is when i log off or reboot the alias is lost. i attempted to write a script to make sure each time i booted i could use the alias but i am a very new beginner at writing scripts

if somebody could show me how to write a script that would allow the alias to be used each time i boot into the machine i would appreciate it. thank you.

you could possibly edit your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file and add
alias samba='ssh xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'

as a thought, you could maybe add
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx myserver
to the hosts file ( /etc/hosts) and get name resolution that way...

mind you, I could be talking out my bottom for all I know with this stuff...