[NTLUG:Discuss] @home on a LINUX system -- computer identity?

[Tom Hoover]

When I had a cable modem, I had to use their assigned name initially to get
things to connect.  Once an initial connection had been made, I changed the
hostname to my domain name and it worked fine.

On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 11:15:10AM -0600, Michael B. Lee wrote:
> I just noticed something odd about AT&T's @home cable service. Unless it 
> finds the Windows computer name they assign you, it won't work. (Network 
> Neighborhood --> Identification --> Computer name).
> 
> So, if I'm going to run my LINUX box over the cable service, how do I 
> replicate that computer name in LINUX? (Where do I configure it?). I'm 
> using the Red Hat 7.0 distribution, if that makes any kind of difference.

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