[JDEV] Jabber 1.4: using IP instead of FQN

[Max Horn]

At 7:51 Uhr -0700 03.03.2001, David Waite wrote:
>Generally, DNS names should be used.
>
>Specifically,  Jabberd doesn't use DNS internally for 
>identification, so if the name doesn't match what it is
>expecting things will not work.
>
>So when you do <stream:stream to='208.245.212.100' ...> , it doesn't 
>find the jabber session manager specified
>by
><service id="jabber.org">
>
>Also keep in mind that the 'jabber.org' and '208.245.212.100' cannot 
>be the same thing within JSM - if one
>person connected as test at 208.245.212.100, they will be on a 
>different virtual server than test at jabber.org.

OK, I see.

But then, how is this guy supposed to run his internal server? There 
sure is some way one has to setup it, no? Does he have to setup a 
full internal DNS ? Or is there some shortcut?

Never did much with the server, so I have no idea.


Max
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