On windoze laptops there are a number od "network profile" programs that setup (some automatically I believe) the network configs when plugged into a network. Surely something similar exists for Linux. Theres also the possibility of scripting the process, i.e., once the machine has logged in to network under localhost, grab the subnet mask and set up the config based on that, then reset the network parameters/host name etc based on that.
billK On Fri, 2001-10-19 at 08:04, Dave Sherman wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Friday 19 October 2001 00:22, Praedor Tempus opined on the topic: > [expert] Hostname question > > > Can someone please explain to me how to give my system a name that will > > stick and not cause problems for the various networks I might connect > > to? > > > > I have tried various hostnames and they either produce "invalid name" > > errors of some sort or they dick up my ability to connect to a given > > network. I need to know how to give my laptop a universal hostname that > > will follow it wherever I take it and regardless of the dhcp network I > > connect to. > > I have no trouble at all on my laptop. My /etc/hosts file looks like this: > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 127.0.0.1 dedannshae > ... > > I regularly move between four different networks (all DHCP), and it works > like a charm. > > Dave > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE7z24fA68l26XsZUYRAlnbAKCgsc9FTX06WuBpTmmdtEqQmT/yXACgkeL6 > xjNYvO5x6P7q3glF/2EhN/g= > =fmJ6 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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