On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Hogland, Thomas E. wrote: > Also, the system refuses to take a hostname. I've reinstalled it several > times (I'm using it as a training tool) and it seems to alternate > between "UNKNOWN_13" and "(none)". Typing "hostname DLinux" to set the > name (or just "hostname") gives "hostname: command not found". PPP seems > to be quite flaky on this system - would this affect the connection > stability?
>From user $ hostname Dlinux hostname: you must be root to change the host name The program should be /bin/hostname As far as it is alternating, you might want to check your /etc/ppp/ip-up file (and /etc/ppp/ip-down). My (non-stock) setup changes my hostname to match with what my ISP says has designame for my dynamic IP. Also, if you reboot your machine the hostname is retrieved from /etc/hostname. This can have some effect on your machine for some situations. For instance, ytalk does not work right if the hostname does not match that given by /usr/bin/host THE_IP_NUMBER. Mark W. Blunier [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
