multiple computer names on one machine

I've heared it's possible to give a machine multiple computer names
by changing something in the local registry of that machine. Does
someone knows how to do this?

thanks in advance for any help,

Joeri Kumbruck

If you are referring to DNS names, you can configure a CNAME record within
DNS that will allow a single machine to be reached by multiple DNS names.
For example, you can have a machine called "server1.mydomain.com" that is
functioning as a web server, so you can create a CNAME of "www.mydomain.com"
so that both names will resolve via DNS.

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"Joeri KUMBRUCK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've heared it's possible to give a machine multiple computer names
> by changing something in the local registry of that machine. Does
> someone knows how to do this?
>
> thanks in advance for any help,
>
> Joeri Kumbruck
>

why not just create an additional "A" record? i rarely even see CNAME
records used anymore

"Laura E. Hunter (MVP)" <hunter(nospamplease)@sfs.upenn.edu> wrote in
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> If you are referring to DNS names, you can configure a CNAME record within
> DNS that will allow a single machine to be reached by multiple DNS names.
> For example, you can have a machine called "server1.mydomain.com" that is
> functioning as a web server, so you can create a CNAME of
"www.mydomain.com"
> so that both names will resolve via DNS.
>
> --
> ******************************
> Laura E. Hunter - MCSE, MCT, MVP
> Replies to newsgroup only
>
>
> "Joeri KUMBRUCK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I've heared it's possible to give a machine multiple computer names
> > by changing something in the local registry of that machine. Does
> > someone knows how to do this?
> >
> > thanks in advance for any help,
> >
> > Joeri Kumbruck
> >
>
>