Re: Host Name Problem

[Brett Castleberry <bcc9746 garnet acns fsu edu>]

On 2000.12.30 21:42:29 -0500 David McGlone wrote:
> here's what my /etc/host file looks like:
> 
> 127.0.0.1 Ameritech.net dmcglone
 
You should not have your ISP's hostname on the same line as your local
address, (127.0.0.1).  That makes Gnome think that it is your machine's
hostname.  Here's mine:
127.0.0.1	monachos	localhost.localdomain	localhost
where monachos is the name I've given this machine.  It could read simply:
127.0.0.1	localhost.localdomain	localhost.
I know it used to be the practice with some to add lines in /etc/hosts with
the names and addresses of other hosts.  But now this is usually done only
in /etc/resolv.conf

Brett