Satish Balay said: > > Exactly whats required for laptops :) - with one more step > > DHCP Client: I'll make my own DNS entry in /etc/hosts for mmm.nnn.ooo If you are switching networks that often, do what the installer does: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost myhost.mydomain myhost Or, I have also seen suggested: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 127.0.0.2 myhost.mydomain myhost That way you don't have to make any changes to the /etc/hosts, just don't expect someone else to be able to connect to your hostname (even if you use the DHCP address). -- William Hooper