Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-03 Thread care free
From: "Vegard Lundby Rekaa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Changing hostname Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:43:29 +0100 (CET) Re: [newbie] Changing hostname > Actually the statement he needs is > NEE

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-03 Thread SnapafunFrank
Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 03 December 2004 08:43, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: Re: [newbie] Changing hostname Actually the statement he needs is NEEDHOSTNAME=no derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org You were quite right Derek. It was NEEDHOSTNAME wich

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-03 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 03 December 2004 08:43, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: > Re: [newbie] Changing hostname > > > Actually the statement he needs is > > NEEDHOSTNAME=no > > > > derek > > > > -- > > www.jennings.homelinux.net > > http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.or

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-03 Thread Vegard Lundby Rekaa
Re: [newbie] Changing hostname > Actually the statement he needs is > NEEDHOSTNAME=no > > derek > > -- > www.jennings.homelinux.net > http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org > > You were quite right Derek. It was NEEDHOSTNAME wich was ment to be configured... But then again,

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-02 Thread Greg Meyer
On Thursday 02 December 2004 05:31 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > > ...and then simply change your hostname in /etc/hosts > > to whatever you so desire and restart your network... > > > > -- > > stephen kuhn > > Actually the statement he needs is > NEEDHOSTNAME=no and the file he wants to change is /

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-02 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 02 December 2004 21:26, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 08:19, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: > > My hostname on my PC at home is > > > > 062016248046.customer.alfanett.no > > > > wich is almost 40 characters long, and together with my username it tops > > 40 chars... > > Can I

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-02 Thread Duncan Anderson
Hiya Is there a way to restart the network without rebooting? Vegard Try "service network restart" from a root prompt. cheers Duncan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http:

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-02 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 08:34, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: > > On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 08:19, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: > >> My hostname on my PC at home is > >> > >> 062016248046.customer.alfanett.no > >> > >> wich is almost 40 characters long, and together with my username it tops > >> 40 chars... >

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-02 Thread Vegard Lundby Rekaa
> On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 08:19, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: >> My hostname on my PC at home is >> >> 062016248046.customer.alfanett.no >> >> wich is almost 40 characters long, and together with my username it tops >> 40 chars... >> Can I change this to somthing easier? It was set this way without me

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-02 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 08:19, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: > My hostname on my PC at home is > > 062016248046.customer.alfanett.no > > wich is almost 40 characters long, and together with my username it tops > 40 chars... > Can I change this to somthing easier? It was set this way without me > notic

[newbie] Changing hostname

2004-12-02 Thread Vegard Lundby Rekaa
My hostname on my PC at home is 062016248046.customer.alfanett.no wich is almost 40 characters long, and together with my username it tops 40 chars... Can I change this to somthing easier? It was set this way without me noticing when I installed mdk. Typing these commands gives: # hostname 06201

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname without cardiac arrest

2004-07-08 Thread Lee Wiggers
On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 09:10:19 -0500 "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lee Wiggers wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 08:36:07 +0100 > > Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Put HOSTNAME=black.aeis.tv into /etc/sysconfig/network > >> > >>derek > >>-- > > >

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname without cardiac arrest

2004-07-06 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Lee Wiggers wrote: On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 08:36:07 +0100 Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Put HOSTNAME=black.aeis.tv into /etc/sysconfig/network derek -- Which is what I was supposed to do in the first place. I may have hosed my Apache config as well. I don't know what's up but during all

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname without cardiac arrest

2004-07-06 Thread Lee Wiggers
On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 08:36:07 +0100 Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Put HOSTNAME=black.aeis.tv into /etc/sysconfig/network > > derek > -- Which is what I was supposed to do in the first place. I may have hosed my Apache config as well. I don't know what's up but during all this I

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname without cardiac arrest

2004-07-06 Thread Derek Jennings
On Tuesday 06 Jul 2004 04:19, Lee Wiggers wrote: > I was blindly (what's new?)following Derek's step by step > instructions for setting up my mailserver, realized I had never set > a qualified hostname. > > localhost has been my hostname on this box since installation. > > I went to mcc network & i

[newbie] Changing hostname without cardiac arrest

2004-07-06 Thread Lee Wiggers
I was blindly (what's new?)following Derek's step by step instructions for setting up my mailserver, realized I had never set a qualified hostname. localhost has been my hostname on this box since installation. I went to mcc network & internet configure hostname and entered black.aeis.tv. Then

Re: [newbie] changing hostname (sorry 'bout this!)

2002-03-03 Thread Heather Reed
- Original Message - From: "Dennis Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] changing hostname (sorry 'bout this!) > > > Heather, hi again, you can take a look in /etc/hosts and se

Re: [newbie] changing hostname (sorry 'bout this!)

2002-03-03 Thread Dennis Myers
On Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:17:18 - "Heather Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi again > A quick question this time :-)) When i installed, I panicked at the hostname entry >and accidentally entered the hostname of a computer already on the network. I want to >change it to something else - where

Re: [newbie] changing hostname (sorry 'bout this!)

2002-03-03 Thread Gerald Waugh
On Sunday 03 March 2002 01:17 pm, Heather Reed wrote: > Hi again > A quick question this time :-)) When i installed, I panicked at the > hostname entry and accidentally entered the hostname of a computer already > on the network. I want to change it to something else - where do I go to do > that?

[newbie] changing hostname (sorry 'bout this!)

2002-03-03 Thread Heather Reed
Hi again A quick question this time :-)) When i installed, I panicked at the hostname entry and accidentally entered the hostname of a computer already on the network. I want to change it to something else - where do I go to do that? And do I have to have a domain? All my windoze PCs just ha