In poking around, I find that /etc/hosts has still got the static IP info from my previous provider, along with the old host name. Should I be change this file in some way?
John On 12/08/01, 10:32:49PM -0500, John P. Verel wrote: > I just had the weirdest problem. Just changed from a fixed IP provider > (@home) to a DHCP provider, optonline.net. > > As the optonline installation instructions said to use any host name one > wanted, I changed mine. Upon reboot, lpd would not start, giving a boot > message "Get_Local_Host failed", and X would not start. I only got this > fixed by going back to the original host name, in > /etc/sysconfig/network. > > Is/are there other places where one has to change local host name under > DHCP? > > Thanks. > > John > > -- > John P. Verel > Living Proof That Low Tech Beats High Tech! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- John P. Verel Living Proof That Low Tech Beats High Tech! _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
