computer name in a network neighborhood

under windows you could get your computer's IP address and name by
going:
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ipconfig /all
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it is the value of the property "Host Name" under the section Windows
IP Configuration
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Now say you want to run a server and you want all computers to be
able to access this server
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If you know the server's computer's IP address, say 10.0.32.40, and
the port under which the server is running,

say 6996, you could access the server within your network neiborhood
simply by going say http://10.0.32.40:6996/
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How could you set up one computer on the network named in a way that
just by going 'banana' you actually go

http://10.0.32.40:6996/ including the protocol (well, I think the
protocol part if done by the browser by

default)?
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Also, if possible, I would like to even use another operativing
system. At work they keep all the understructure

(mail, web, file servers, ... ) in Linux and client PCs with Windows
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thanks
lbrtchx