On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
> Ahh... I see someone who didn't put in a machine name when installing Linux.
> ;-) FYI, next time you're installing Linux, and it asks for a "hostname" put
> in the name you want to call your computer. :-) For example, I'm the
> "front-room tech support" guy here at Chattanooga Online Internet (Chattanooga,
> TN) so I decided to call my machine "front." My machine's FULL name is
> "front.chattanooga.net" Of course, the routing doesn't know who
> "front.chattanooga.net" is, so I have to do all my email via POP & SMTP. :-)
> Just an FYI.
But not every distro asks for a hostname! Under Redhat, if I choose
"dialup networking" (or whatever it's called), then I get asked no more
networking questions.
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Arandir...
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