Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 21:45:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: Joshua Lokken <joshualokken@attbi.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: host configuration Message-ID: <20020420214012.P15997-100000@master.gorean.org> In-Reply-To: <008501c1e8cc$0b6d4f10$dbf9e10c@churgeon>
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On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Joshua Lokken wrote:
> I could use a couple of tips.
>
> My Windows hostname is: joshualokken@attbi.com
>
> when i ifconfig in freebsd, how should i set the hostname,
>
> joshualokken.attbi.com ?
If you know your IP address (the one that at&t gave you), you can do 'host
22.33.44.55', or whatever your IP is, and figure out what your hostname
should be. Then, you can do 'hostname blah.blah.attbi.com' as root.
Also, are you sure you're not supposed to be using dhcp? Is this a dialup
line, or a cable modem? If it's a cable modem, you should be using dhcp,
which should set the hostname for you. There's lots of info about this in
the mail archives.
Good luck.
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