Thanks , that fixed it :)) On Sat, 2003-06-28 at 00:18, Edoardo Comar wrote: > In 9.1 Using Mandrake Control Center, the network wizard in expert mode: > has a checkbox for 'getting hostname from dhcp' > and a textfield for manually setting the hostname > > Edoardo > > > > richard bown wrote: > > >Thanks Dave , is there anyway of stopping the dchp daemon from over > >writing my hostname ? > > > >TIA > > Richard > > > >On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 18:44, Dave Sherman wrote: > > > > > >>richard bown wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Hi > >>>up to a few days ago, if I opened a xterm my hostname was as I set it. > >>>ie gb7tf > >>>now and I cant find the file to change, its > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>all the files containing the hostname seem OK > >>> > >>> > >>Normally, the hostname is in /etc/sysconfig/network. However, it can be > >>overridden by an entry in /etc/sysconfig/networking/ifcfg-*, or > >>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*. The dhcp client daemon can > >>overwrite these files, if it receives a hostname from the dhcp server. > >> > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >>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 -- richard bown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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