Am Mo, den 02.02.2004 schrieb Ko Pu um 02:24: > >>Add a line to the file /etc/sysconfig/network of the following type: > >>HOSTNAME=myserver.mydomain.net > >> > >>The change will take place on reboot, but you can apply it manually with > >># hostname myserver.mydomain.net > >> > > If I change the hostname, will it cause problem when I connect to internet > through DSL? right now my hostname is the ip address assigned by the dsl > provider, using their domain name, once I change it, will I still be able to > connect? > > Thanks in advance for your comment/suggestion > > Ko Fei Pu No, it is irrelevant for your DSL connection how you personally call your computer. So change the HOSTNAME to what you like. It is only needed that you set up your network configuration properly. Alexander -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG key 1024D/ED695653 1999-07-13 Fedora GNU/Linux Core 1 (Yarrow) on Athlon CPU kernel 2.4.22-1.2149.nptl Sirendipity 11:02:04 up 2 days, 10:02, load average: 0.02, 0.16, 0.17 [ ÎÎÏÎÎ Ï'ÎÏÏÎÎ - gnothi seauton ]