Linux Fu: The Local Phonebook

Hackaday's Al Williams misses the simplicity of /etc/hosts—Linux's elegant local phonebook, a humble text file where you map hostnames to their network addresses. Your printer at 192.168.1.40 becomes 'laserprinter' with just two entries. No complex configuration, no expensive lookups, no separate tools—just straightforward mapping that's worked for decades. It's a refreshing reminder that sometimes the simplest solution is still the best one.

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