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Difference between host name and domain name

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Mar 15, 2026165020 views
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What's the difference between Hostname and Domain name? especially in regards to NIC Could someone please elaborate with examples as this concept is a little confusing

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hostname is the name given to the end-point (the machine in question) and will be used to identify it over DNS if that is configured domain is the name given to the 'network' it will be required to reach the network from an external point (like the Internet) It is usually written in the form, -- for example If you are in (say) a college campus named called ' ', and its domain is called ' ', a machine on the campus network called ' ' would be addressed as, ' '. If you were trying to connect to t…

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