Linux Hack3r

After realizing the endless possibilities of having a Linux server in my home, I quickly set one up (using Ubuntu Server Edition). Now I have a server with SSH, HTTP, FTP, and NFS setup in my basement. I love using all these features, but I can’t stress enough that typing the internal IP address of the server (192.168.1.250) got old very fast. So I found a quick and easy solution: /etc/hosts

Simply open /etc/hosts in your favorite text editor (you’ll need root priviliges), go to the bottom line, and follow this format:

192.168.1.250 Server

The first option is the IP address of whatever you’d like to add a name to, and the second option is the name. So after saving this file, I can now type Server instead of 192.168.1.250 anytime I’d like to access my server. So now I can SSH into my server by typing “ssh Server”. Have an HTTP server setup? Open Firefox and simply type “Server” in the address bar! How simple is that?