[FX.php List] Somewhat [Off Topic] How to tell your local computers which is a domain-named server

[Troy Meyers]

dan,

<blush> gee thanks </blush> for the compliment and the link!

I'll report back.

-Troy


> wow. that was the most properly backgrounded and well thought out  
> question I've ever seen posted to a listserv - anywhere.
> 
> usually people ask things like:
> 
> "i can't get to lab.troymeyers.com anymore on my local network,   anyone
> know why?"
> 
> modify /etc/hosts file to strongarm OSX into using the FMSA machines  
> local IP to resolve the lab host.
> 
> i found this in a quick search on /etc/hosts OSX:
> 
> http://kb.wisc.edu/middleware/page.php?id=4506
> 
> as it says, YMMV.
> 
> dan