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[d0mufasa]

Hello all,

I have a computer called simba - it is sitting behind a DSL Router (local network)

As of now, I am behind (within) the local network, I can do ping simba and get a response. The IP address is something like 192.168.X.X.

The router has a name of something like : pridelands.com.

On the outside, if I do a ping simba.pridelands.com, I would like to be able to get a response. The IP Address would be something like 68.204.X.X.

But

I would like to do ping "simba.pridelands.com" from behind the router too and get a response too. i.e. something like 192.168.X.X



So, again ..

I want to be able to do "ping simba" and get a response from behind (inside) the local network (i.e. 192.168.X.X)

And ...

"ping simba.pridelands.com" and get a response from behind (inside) the local network. (i.e. 192.168.X.X)

And ...

"ping simba.pridelands.com" on the other side (i.e. outside) the local network and get a response. (i.e. 68.204.X.X)

Any ideas? Would I do something to the /etc/hosts file?

TIA

[b2bwild]

While your are on your Local Domain, behind the router

Whenever you do a query about a name

/etc/hosts will be referred first.
If hostname isn't defined it will send a query to DNS server.

To let it ping properly inside the network edit the entries in /etc/hots like this.

192.168.X.X simba.pridelands.com simba

This will allow to ping 192.168.X.X with both names.
(If you don't want to add entries in all machines on the same domain, use a DNS server)
This one was quite easy.

But letting your machine pinged from outside is quite different.

It will need a Domain name registered in Public domain, having '*' Wildcard support.
If you have pridelands.com domain registered, check if it have wildcard support.

You will also need NATing/Routing between your router and machine to be accessed from other machines from Public domain.