New on cable. Bash prompt name changed?

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Mi, den 12.04.2006 schrieb ron um 18:31:

> My  /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 :
> 
> # nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller
> DEVICE=eth0
> BOOTPROTO=bootp
> HWADDR=00:11:D8:CF:C4:8C
> ONBOOT=yes
> DHCP_HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain
> USERCTL=yes
> IPV6INIT=no
> PEERDNS=yes
> TYPE=Ethernet
> 
> After rebooting  my shell domain name is:
> 
> [ron at c-67-191-14-212 ~]$
> 
> After using the System Configure Network  Gui:
> 
> [ron at localhost ~]$
> 
> But after reboot it reverts back to:
> 
> [ron at c-67-191-14-212 ~]$
> 
> It's in here somewhere:
> 
> [ron at c-67-191-14-212 ~]$ locate  dhclient
> 
> /etc/dhclient-eth0.conf
> /etc/resolv.conf.predhclient
> /sbin/dhclient
> /sbin/dhclient-script
> /usr/share/doc/dhclient-3.0.3
> /usr/share/doc/dhclient-3.0.3/dhclient.conf.sample
> /usr/share/man/man5/dhclient.conf.5.gz
> /usr/share/man/man5/dhclient.leases.5.gz
> /usr/share/man/man8/dhclient-script.8.gz
> /usr/share/man/man8/dhclient.8.gz
> /var/lib/dhclient
> /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient-eth0.leases
> /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid
> 
> [ron at c-67-191-14-212 ~]$
> 
> Concerning a hardware router. Do you have any suggestions (wired and
> wireless ) for a novice with one personal computer that has expansion
> capabilities as I learn? I keep the SElinux Firewall on with Strict
> Enforcing.
> 
> -ron-

Use a hostname which is not localhost or localhost.localdomain. Else (in
your case actually) the DHCP client network scripts in these cases
rewrite the hostname dynamically. Use something like "core5.lan" or
similar.

Alexander


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