Re: hostname malfunction

[Anas Mughal <anas_mughal summithq com>]

Yeah, the same happens to me.
Could someone please advise.
Thank you.
-- anas.


Vic wrote:

> Has anyone ever had this problem?
> the dang hostname keeps changing to your internet connetion?
> I want my hostname left alone but someone or something keeps
> changing it to whatever connetiuon I happen to be assigned to
> when I connect.
>
> such as from localhost.localdomain to
> ict256.southwind.net
> and I don't need that to happen.
> I tried putting this in hosts.deny and that did not
> work.
>
> Can I make my hostname thing readonly?
> Who keeps changing it?
> is there a hacker?
> --
> Vic
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