Home
| Calendar
| Mail Lists
| List Archives
| Desktop SIG
| Hardware Hacking SIG
Wiki | Flickr | PicasaWeb | Video | Maps & Directions | Installfests | Keysignings Linux Cafe | Meeting Notes | Linux Links | Bling | About BLU |
For my Ubuntu system, I added "send host-name HOSTNAME;" into /etc/dhclient.conf You should also be able to define a hostname variable in /etc/networking/interfaces, but I've never been able to get that to work. On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, Tuomas Utrecht wrote: > hi. > i just installed ubuntu it was really easy. my friend wants to "ssh into" my > old computer. he was at my house. he said i have to set my hostname when i > dchp and get my address so that the network knows my computers name. > > i keep searching and i found that if i run /etc/init.d/networking restart > then i can reconnect to my network. i also found that in /etc/hostname it > just says "tuomas" which is my computers name. and my name. > > can i tell the restart to look at that file so it tells my nic card to be > tuomas not 192.168.1.104? can i tell it to do this when it starts so i dont > have to do it every morning? > > im sorry i have to ask such an easy question but my roommate is gone today > and i want to start learning about linux. that is all he uses. > > thanks everybody! tuomas > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups | |
We also thank MIT for the use of their facilities. |