changing the hostname will not cause you a problem. Go ahead and do it.
Just leave your setup as loop back unless you have been assigned a number
by your administrator.
On Fri, 21 Jan 2000 17:29:35 -0800 (PST) "Sergio (Serge) Rey"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I'm reading over docs of a program i'd like to compile and install and
>it
>requires a hostname other than my uninspired localhost
>I've read some docs on how to change the hostname but haven't seen
>any
>warnings of dire consequences if I do this.
>
>This is a stand-alone home machine that uses a ppp dial up
>connection.
>
>Any thing(s) I should do before, or after, changing the hostname?
>
>
>TIA
>
>serge
>
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R. Haehnel
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