computer name

[Mike Hernandez]

On 10/22/05, eoghan <freebsd at redry.net> wrote:
> Id like to get it sending this name so I can also use it with samba
> like:
> \\home.nathaniel\public
> Instead of using the machines IP address. Thanks for any help.

If you don't have a local dns server that you control (i.e. that you
can add the hostname too), then you'll have to add home.nathaniel to
the hosts file of the box you are trying to get there from. Windows
has a hosts file similar to your freebsd box.

Mike