hello check /etc/sysconfig/network ----- Original Message ----- From: "Javier Gonzalez" <gonzo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:23 AM Subject: setting computer name > This is a bit trivial, but I figured somebody is bound to respond. I've been trying to set up a name for my laptop for the first time. So, I tried using hostname to change the name of my computer, and then I logged out to see if it would change the name in the graphical greeter. It actually did, but then it would tell me that it could not find the name I had given to my computer. > I went ahead and check /etc/hosts, and it has the following in it: > > # Do not remove the following line, or various programs > # that require network functionality will fail. > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > So it really did not change the name. I also checked out /etc/host.conf and found the following: > > order hosts,bind > > however it did not have 'multi on', which I saw as being needed according to the Linux how-to help guides. > > The conflict that I see is that I am using DHCP, and I switch from servers in a daily basis. I checked /etc/resolv.conf and I had something like the following > > ; generated by /sbin/dhclient-script > search your.isp.domain.name > nameserver 10.25.0.1 > nameserver 10.25.1.2 > > Is there anyway for me to name my computer without incurring in further problems. > > Regards, > > -G > -- > ______________________________________________ > Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org > This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. > > > Powered by Outblaze > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
