Well I finally solved a small hostname problem that's been driving crazy for quite a while. I solved my problem by changing my "hostname" permanently to "pentium75.localdoamin" from the lame one that RedHat suggested: "localhost.localdomain". It seems that if I would use "localhost.localdomain", for my hostname, I would be assigned a new hostname when I connected to my ISP( when I got dynamic ip). All is well now, just thought I would share this with the list. Seasons Greetings Tom Savage On 01-Dec-99 Tom Savage wrote: > This little problem is driving me crazy! > I'm the original poster of this question and have not got an answer yet!!! > In a nutshell here is my problem: > When I connect to my ISP via modem my $HOSTNAME changes. > Can this be prevented, and if not what is the best way to change the > $HOSTNAME > variable back to say "localhost"? > > Thanks > > On 30-Nov-99 PATRICK C. GENTRY wrote: >> I'm trying to do the same. I'm on a network on my computer name is wrks01 >> and I would like to change it to something creative. I tried adding an >> alias of it but it wouldn't work. >> >> Any suggestions? >>> Subject: how to control $HOSTNAME >>> Resent-Date: 30 Nov 1999 01:15:14 -0000 >>> Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Resent-cc: recipient list not shown: ; >>> >>> Hello All >>> >>> I just recently installed SAMBA (2.05) on my RH 5.2 (intel) on my system, >>> so >>> I >>> can connect to my Windows 98 system in the best possible manner. Well the >>> installation of SAMBA was suprisingly(sp?) easy and I got things connected >>> pretty much the way I wanted. >>> >>> One problem persited though, as SAMBA (smbd,nmbd) would suddenly stop >>> working >>> without any apparent changes on my part. all of a sudden, i would lose the >>> abil >>> ity to reach my samba services from my Windows machine. I would get an >>> error >>> regarding an "unknown host" from smbd.. (this is from log.smbd) >>> >>> [1999/11/23 01:04:24, 0] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_in(854) >>> Get_Hostbyname: Unknown host tim-annex-port16.vianet.on.ca >>> >>> >>> Well I finally tracked down the cause: >>> Of course when I connect to the internet using dialup to my ISP , my >>> "hostname" >>> would get changed to something like: "tim-annex-port16.vianet.on.ca" >>> (I get a dynamic ip number from my ISP) >>> My solution was to issue the following command: >>> "hostname localhost.localdomain" >>> >>> Now finally for the question: >>> Is there a way to prevent the above problem? >>> If not, what would be the best way to keep my $HOSTNAME at >>> "local.localdomain"? ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Tom Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 18-Dec-99 Time: 20:12:06 Timmins, Ontario, Canada This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
