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What is the difference between host name and name server?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by arunch2007, Feb 23, 2010.

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    hello DP's

    i m vry confused from these two words host name and name server can anyone explain me what these words means actu i m new to this.

    thanx in advance

    regards:
    ARUN
     
    arunch2007, Feb 23, 2010 IP
  2. RHS-Chris

    RHS-Chris Well-Known Member

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    A hostname is the name of a server. For example, you could name your first server; server1.yourdomain.com. A name server, is a server that you query for domain names. For example, instead of remembering http://66.249.90.104 for google, you can just type in the name google.com, and the name server tells it to go that the correct IP address to look for google's site.
     
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  3. arunch2007

    arunch2007 Active Member

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    got it thanx for rpl ...
     
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    hostname -> server name specified /etc/hosts
    nameserver -> if you run DNS using bind, you will need to run nameserver
     
    olddocks, Mar 10, 2010 IP