Sorry, I should have said it a bit more clearer. 

I have one computer connected directly to a cable modem (via ethernet, not 
usb).

My cable IP is dynamic.  At system bootup, it gets the ip address and dns 
info.   It is also setting my $HOSTNAME to the name associated with my IP.  
I would rather my $HOSTNAME stay to one I have setup on dyndns.org  (or 
even just "localhost.localdomain").  

I need to insert a   "HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain" somewhere ....
I have heard that some dhcp clients can run scripts when the things are 
changed or renewed / released.    Does  dhcpcd do that? I read the man 
page but didn't see anything about that kind of thing....

Thanks

-Alex



On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Alex:
>      You are looking for webmin: http://www.webmin.com
> 
>      I couldn't quite follow you on the dhcp.  Are you running dhcp
> on a windows system, or a router, such as a linksys router?
> 
> Doug RIddle
> 
> 
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I just installed RedHat 7.3.  Its been a while since I used linux.
> > I 
> > messed around with it a few years ago but it didn't support my
> > hardware 
> > too well so I gave up.
> > 
> > I'm on a cable modem and I have a dynamic IP address. I'm also set
> > up on 
> > dyndns.org and have a domain name . 
> > 
> > The problem is that when the dhcp client runs, it seems to set my
> > hostname 
> > to whatever corresponds to my current ip address.  
> > 
> > This is causing problems because things like "tripwire" stores its
> > keys 
> > based on the hostname.
> > 
> > How do I permanently fix my hostname? I was thinking in one of the
> > startup 
> > scripts, I should put something like "hostname xxx", but I'm not
> > sure 
> > which one.
> > 
> > 
> > Also, I have heard about a web based remote administration utility
> > for 
> > linux.  It could manage services, configure apache and samba, and
> > do a few 
> > other things.   I forgot its name. Has anyone here heard of
> > anything like 
> > that?
> > 
> > 
> > Thank You all,
> > 
> > -Alex
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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