Hostname in Linux-Mandrake 8.0

[ZeB]

Question from a newbie here. When I go into the Mandrake Control Center, under Hostname: it says h24-71-178-42. Im assuming this is my IP address. My question is, is there a way to change what it displays here as well as the title of the login box. The login box, at the top, says "Welcome to h24-71-178-42". I want to change it and was wondering if there was a way.

[error27]

your host name is different from your ip address. what you wrote down is probably your host name. I wouldn´t try changing it.

for the login stuff check /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net

[ZeB]

Yeah, what I meant was the host name is based on my IP, isn't it?. Thanks for your suggestion.

[redline]

Host names are not based on IP's....that is what DNS does...it matches IP's with hostnames and domains....I always just set my hostnames to whatever I want to call that box, and the domain of my network (which is set up through Dynamic DNS (Dial In) and let it go. But I would have to agree with error27...I wouldn't try changing your hostname until you are sure it won't mess anything up.




redline

[ 28 July 2001: Message edited by: redline ]

[Giscardo]

Hey, you probably can't get away with changing the hostname, I know i can't. My cable modem wont work unless i have my hostname set to the right value. But who knows, maybe there's a way to not show the hostname at all, and to show something else.