setting host name for dhcp

[Kahn Seidl]

I've already done this, yet my machine remains unpingable from 
$HOSTNAME.whatever.whatever.com

and hostname -f returns the right hostname.

martin
>From: Brad Bonkoski <bbonkoski at mediaguide.com>
>Reply-To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: setting host name for dhcp
>Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:34:24 -0400
>
>
>
>Kahn Seidl wrote:
>>I need to set a host name for fc5 that can be used with dynamic dns + 
>>dchp.  They wont give me a dns entry or static ip at work.  So I have to 
>>set a host name.  But I'm not sure where to put this, or how to enter it 
>>so it will picked up dhcp as  the host name.
>>
>>THanks for your help -
>>Martin
>>
>>
>try (as root) system-config-network
>I believe under the DNS tab you should be able to set the hostname
>HTH
>-Brad
>
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