[mythtv-users] howto: Setting up a fixed hostname on rh9 boxusing dhcp

[Jarod C. Wilson]

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On Sunday 02 May 2004 16:45, Gerald Schepens wrote:
> Live & learn.  Though this more complicated solution does isolate the
> machine from future dhcp-initiated IP address changes.

Well, it gives you a secondary IP on the box, but your primary, routable one 
still changes... But I can do that with a subinterface. eth0 as dhcp, eth0:0 
as static, no need for the dummy interface. However, I keep all my boxes 
behind a dedicated firewall, so it isn't an issue for me.

> So typically people would set their preferred hostname in
> /etc/sysconfig/network and thus avoid losing their system settings
> occasionally?

For a Red Hat system, yes. There are similar facilities for other distros, but 
in slightly different locations.

> Johnny Lee wrote:
> >I was about to say the same thing...
> >
> >
> >Johnny Lee
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jarod C. Wilson
> > 
> >On Sunday 02 May 2004 03:33, Gerald Schepens wrote:
> >>My ISP has a bad habit of changing my hostname every few days.  When
> >>this happens, there go all my myth settings, including my capture card.
> >>Very annoying.
> >>
> >>In order to stop this from happening, I cooked up the following
> >>workaround, which others more knowledgeable than me may find objections
> >>with, and your mileage may vary.
> >
> >I only object, because there is a MUCH easier way to get a static host
> > name.
> >
> >Add "HOSTNAME=your.host.name" to /etc/sysconfig/network.

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