Subj : Re: Giving a name to my linux box
To   : comp.os.linux
From : khiloa
Date : Mon Jun 21 2004 11:11 am

Coby <coby.skill@will.invalid> wrote in message news:<ujyAc.33178$sj4.9033@news-server.bigpond.net.au>...
> karthik bala guru wrote:
> 
> > I have been able to set the IP address for my comp. But i would
> > like to know the tricks to give a Name to My computer so that i could
> > refer to it without using any kind of IP address.
> 
> # as root
> echo desiredhostname > /etc/HOSTNAME
> 
> where 'desiredhostname' is the name you want for your box.
> 
> Coby

Yup, now the hard part is thinking of a cool name for it! :P

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