[SWLUG] using ssh to talk to a server?

[Justin Mitchell]

> One last question though: how do I use names instead of IP addresses so
> I can write
>     ssh percival
> instead of
>     ssh 192.168.2.3
> etc?


long answer:
 setup a named / bind nameserver and create local domain zone files.

short answer:
 add lines to /etc/hosts of the form:
 192.168.2.3 percival