On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, Eduardo M. A. M. Mendes wrote:

> Hello
>
> Although I have no problem to use netscape, kmail, ftp and other network
> programmes with roadruuner, there is a couple of things that don't work:
>
> a) ping - it doesn't work.  Why?

What doesn't work? What are the errors? The solution could be anything
from ping is not in your path to the firewall is blocking ICMP.

> b) Why does dhpcd changes the computer name from localhost to Computer?
> This wrecks my samba.  Is there a way out here?

Make sure that you're not calling with the -H option. This will force
dhcpcd to set the hostname according to DNS.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Ed
>
>
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