Re: how to control $HOSTNAME Please Help!

1999-12-01 Thread JWALSH
It is as simple as setting it in the /etc/sysconfig/network file. J. On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, a mole wrote: > On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, 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

Re: how to control $HOSTNAME Please Help!

1999-12-01 Thread a mole
On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, 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

Re: how to control $HOSTNAME Please Help!

1999-11-30 Thread Wayne Dyer
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 cha

Re: how to control $HOSTNAME Please Help!

1999-11-30 Thread Darryl Harvey
Try hostname that will do it, else try man hostname to learn about it.. Darryl At 11:24 1/12/99 , you 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

Re: how to control $HOSTNAME Please Help!

1999-11-30 Thread Tom Savage
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 b