Host Name ? Domain Name? Server Name?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by Kagato, Sep 30, 2007.

  1. #1
    There are a few things that confuse me that I will to know what they all mean.

    There is a host name e.g. www1.
    There is a server name e.g. kagato.domain.com
    There is a domain name eg. domain.com

    Are the server name and the host name the same thing?

    If I have 2 different host names e.g. www1 and www2, am I able to hock them up to the same domain ?

    So www1.domain.com
    and www2.domain.com ?
     
    Kagato, Sep 30, 2007 IP
  2. Davidj

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    The server's name & host name will most likely be the same in most environments. I'd recommend naming it something like server.yourdomain.com

    You can definitely hook up two 'subdomains' to a domain name, just add additional A entries in your DNS :)
     
    Davidj, Oct 1, 2007 IP