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> I have set up a local network of 3 linux machines:
>   1st box: IP=192.168.0.1  Name=box1.mydomain.net 2nd box:
>   IP=192.168.0.2  Name=box2.mydomain.net 3rd box: IP=192.168.0.3
>   Name=box3.mydomain.net
> Box 2 and 3 have Submask= 255.255.255.0 and Gateway=192.168.0.1

> The 1st box is also connected to the internet with a static IP; it has
> two network cards, eth0 for internet, eth1 for LAN.

> Currently I do not care about IP Masquerading.

> As it is now, each machine can ping to each other and connect to each
> other using ssh with IP's but not names, i.e,
>    from box2: ssh 192.168.0.3 works fine but
>               ssh box3.mydomain.net does not work

>> Hi there,

>> I have set up a local network of 3 linux machines:
>>   1st box: IP=192.168.0.1  Name=box1.mydomain.net 2nd box:
>>   IP=192.168.0.2  Name=box2.mydomain.net 3rd box: IP=192.168.0.3
>>   Name=box3.mydomain.net
>> Box 2 and 3 have Submask= 255.255.255.0 and Gateway=192.168.0.1

>> The 1st box is also connected to the internet with a static IP; it has
>> two network cards, eth0 for internet, eth1 for LAN.

>> Currently I do not care about IP Masquerading.

>> As it is now, each machine can ping to each other and connect to each
>> other using ssh with IP's but not names, i.e,
>>    from box2: ssh 192.168.0.3 works fine but
>>               ssh box3.mydomain.net does not work

>Define "does not work". Exactly what happens? To make this work on a
>private net easily, put all the names and addreses in each machine's
>/etc/hosts file, and make sure /etc/resolv.conf is empty when you are not
>logged onto an outside network.

> Hi there,

> I have set up a local network of 3 linux machines:
>   1st box: IP=192.168.0.1  Name=box1.mydomain.net
>   2nd box: IP=192.168.0.2  Name=box2.mydomain.net
>   3rd box: IP=192.168.0.3  Name=box3.mydomain.net
> Box 2 and 3 have Submask= 255.255.255.0 and Gateway=192.168.0.1

> The 1st box is also connected to the internet with a static IP;
> it has two network cards, eth0 for internet, eth1 for LAN.

> Currently I do not care about IP Masquerading.

> As it is now, each machine can ping to each other and connect
> to each other using ssh with IP's but not names, i.e,
>    from box2: ssh 192.168.0.3 works fine but
>               ssh box3.mydomain.net does not work

> How can I make them to understand the names?

>   order hosts, bind
>   multi on

> The first one tells the resolver to look in /etc/hosts first, so
> if a match is found there no external DNS lookup will be
> attempted.

> The OP should note that Paul's advice about /etc/hosts is
> exactly correct.  Another response showed only a listing for
> box3, but each of the three hosts should have them all,

>    192.168.0.1     box1.mydomain.net box1
>    192.168.0.2     box2.mydomain.net box2
>    192.168.0.3     box3.mydomain.net box3