Neat, thanks BillK
On Fri, 2001-10-19 at 11:54, Sergio Korlowsky wrote: > William Kenworthy wrote: > > > On windoze laptops there are a number od "network profile" programs that > > setup (some automatically I believe) the network configs when plugged > > into a network. Surely something similar exists for Linux. Theres also > > the possibility of scripting the process, i.e., once the machine has > > logged in to network under localhost, grab the subnet mask and set up > > the config based on that, then reset the network parameters/host name > > etc based on that. > > > > billK > > > If you take a look under the Mandrake Control Center, 'Network & Internet' > > and then 'Connection' on that screen on the top, there you can see > 'profile' default 'New Profile' is this what you need? > > > > > > On Fri, 2001-10-19 at 08:04, Dave Sherman wrote: > > > >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >>Hash: SHA1 > >> > >>On Friday 19 October 2001 00:22, Praedor Tempus opined on the topic: > >>[expert] Hostname question > >> > >> > >>>Can someone please explain to me how to give my system a name that will > >>>stick and not cause problems for the various networks I might connect > >>>to? > >>> > >>>I have tried various hostnames and they either produce "invalid name" > >>>errors of some sort or they dick up my ability to connect to a given > >>>network. I need to know how to give my laptop a universal hostname that > >>>will follow it wherever I take it and regardless of the dhcp network I > >>>connect to. > >>> > >>I have no trouble at all on my laptop. My /etc/hosts file looks like this: > >>127.0.0.1 localhost > >>127.0.0.1 dedannshae > >>... > >> > >>I regularly move between four different networks (all DHCP), and it works > >>like a charm. > >> > >>Dave > >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >>Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > >>Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > >> > >>iD8DBQE7z24fA68l26XsZUYRAlnbAKCgsc9FTX06WuBpTmmdtEqQmT/yXACgkeL6 > >>xjNYvO5x6P7q3glF/2EhN/g= > >>=fmJ6 > >>-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> > >>---- > >> > >> > > > >>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > -- > > --=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Thank - you for contacting the SedeComp Communications Technical Support > Team. > Please click <'REPLY'> when discussing this matter in further detail > with us. > Feel free to review our section on responses to common problems real soon @: > http://www.sedecomp.linux-site.net | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > We use and support Linux Mandrake | http://www.linux-mandrake.com > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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