On Sunday 21 Jul 2002 11:37 am, you wrote: > On Sunday 21 Jul 2002 1:59 am, you wrote: > > Anne Wilson wrote: > > >By now I am fairly convinced that my slow system problems are caused by > > > yet another ooops in changing from the windows network to the linux > > > one. > > > > > >When I installed I gave my machine a rather long name. The network > > >configuration, however, has all been done as WORKGROUP, the windows > > > network. I realise now that although it works, to a degree, it is > > > almost certainly the cause of the problem. > > > > > >I edited the hosts and smb.config files to the long name, but when I > > > went to change the windows machines I found that it would not accept a > > > name so long, so I now have to about turn and change everything to a > > > shorter name (I don't want to keep WORKGROUP). > > > > > >The problem is, I can't find where this original name is set. I can't > > >believe that it can only be set at installation - everything else is > > >accessible if you know where to look. Can anyone point me at the > > > relevant file, please > > > > > >Anne > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > /etc/hosts (for local and other ) > > > > /etc/sysconfig/network > > > > You need to keep the 127.0.0.1 entries in /etc/hosts exactly as they > > are... > > > > Civileme > > Thank you - although I had changed the computer name from the gui, the > domain name was still set to the longer one. I have now corrected that. > Can you think of any other files that may have remnants of the old > incorrect setup? > > Anne
Well - I have poked around every configuration file I could find, looking for causes of the problem and found little of help but... Suddenly I am running at speeds dimly remembered from 10 days ago. I have no idea what I did that sorted it, but I am *so* relieved. I can get back to enjoying the experience now. Still, as the man said - If it isn't broken you're not learning - and I have certainly learned a few things recently :-) Anne
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