Re: IP address

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

Patrick K. Tao wrote:
> Dear redhat users,
>
> I am using redhat 7.2.  My computer is a stand alone and is connected to
> the internet via PPP.  The IP that is assigned to my computer at the time
> I dial up is dynamic.  The question is what is the command that I can use
> to find out my current IP address.

Try "ifconfig -a" and "pppstats"

> The second question is how can I change the name of my computer from
> localhost to neuron?  Will this change be reflected in my login prompt,
> Xterm prompt ...etc.  Are there any consequences when changing the
> hostname localhost to neuron?

Uhm, yeah, but you need to add neuron to the /etc/hosts file as an
alias for localhost.  Then, edit /etc/sysconfig/network and change
the HOSTNAME parameter.

That may be for naught, as your ISP may gronch your hostname via
the ppp startup mechanism.  But, as your hostname shows "localhost"
now, they may not.
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