On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, W. Wayne Liauh wrote: >I don't think you understand the seriousness of this issue. As I >mentioned in my very first post, RoadRunner changed the host name of MY >computer without my permission.
Ok Wayne, I'll submit. There are two issues here. First, your friend had trouble installing and configuring RH 8.0. If this is still a problem, you know we're always ready to help. The second issue you brought up was with the setting of the host name by the DHCP server. If Dusty's response is not enough to convince you, perhaps a pointer to the authority might help. ;-) http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-dhc-host-option-considerations-01.txt This link will take you to a draft standard that describes what the IETF thinks about setting host names for DHCP clients. You only have to read the introduction. I hope this is now clear that setting YOUR system's host name is not only safe but also something that the Internet community considers useful. Let this be the end of this thread. Thanks. --jc -- Jimen Ching (WH6BRR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
