I had the same problem with my Dell Laptop. My ISDN router was assigning (or my laptop was homesteading) a hostname just like the ones you're getting. I was told everything from "check /this/file/here" (fill in the blank) to "it must be your router".
My router configuration has been examined to the point it's almost memorized and there is no such option as "don't assign hostname". My hostname had been set at installation time and during each boot I saw the message 'setting hostname ....." with the proper hostname being set. I finally fixed the problem by hard coding my IP address. I don't know if this is an option for you or not. It sounds like you have only one computer attached directly to the modem. I know that's not much help but maybe it will help eliminate the "easy" answers. Joebewan On Saturday 06 July 2002 03:46 pm, Bill Johnson wrote: > Hi. I posted this message a while back, but never saw whether it made > it to the list or not. If it was answered, forgive me for missing it. > I really would like to solve my hostname problem. > > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:39:57 -0400 (EDT) > From: Bill Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: How to set hostname ? > > OK... I have a similar situation and wonder if I can get some help. I > just installed RH 7.3 on my machine. I use a cable modem, and DHCP, so > when I boot up, my hostname gets changed to something like DHCPPC1. > This > causes a problem with my lpr functionality. Upon boot up, when the > system tries to start lpr, it displays a message that DHCPPC1 is not a > valid hostname. If I try to print then, I obviously cannot due so > because lpr is hosed. I bring up the KDE Printer Config tool, restart > lpr, and then everything is fine because at that point it seems to see > the localhost hostname which is in the /etc/hosts and the > /etc/sysconfig/network files. After bootup, if I type hostname, I get > localhost (sorry, I'm not very original with my naming). > > So, my followup to this thread is, HOW TO I GET THE LOCALHOST HOSTNAME > TO > BE AVAILABLE DURING BOOTUP SO LPR STARTS CORRECTLY? > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Bill Johnson > > On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, loophole wrote: > > The files that you need to edit are the following: > > > > /etc/hosts > > /etc/sysconfig/network > > > > In /etc/hosts,you can use this line: > > > > 127.0.0.1 vectra.localdomain localhost vectra > > > > The hostname generated by the command 'hostname' is > > not permanent. It is stored in > > '/proc/sys/kernel/hostname' which disappears the next > > time you reboot. > > > > HTH. > > > > lh > > > > > > --- Van Den Abeele Kristof > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Valhalla -- Linux good, Fire bad _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
