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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I too installed redhat 9 recently, and it defaults
to obtaining an IP address AND a hostname from my cable internet
provider.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The ISP server gives me a host name based on the IP
address it provides.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In previous installations of redhat, I was able to
give my machine a name of my own choosing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I 'solved' my problem with the redhat
configuration, by editing the "dhclient-script" file, located in the /sbin
directory.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Somewhere near the bottom of that file, is an entry
which assigns a variable name to 'hostbame'.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I simply replaced the variable item with the name
that I wanted to use, and rebooted.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Problem solved.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The ISP server is happy, Redhat 9 is happy, and I
am happy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm able to login to "my_name_host", instead of
"ISP_name_host", Evolution works, and my box still continues to function as a
router.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's a bit of a kludge workaround, but hey, it
works.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sincerely</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ike</FONT></DIV>
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