> > "On 10:51:14 am Michael Thompson <maverickapollo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said" > >> When I change the hostname on my fedora 12 box, from the installation >> default of localhost.localdomain, the network dies until it is reset back. >> >> I'm changing the hostname by the Network control applet in Gnome, and >> have checked that /etc/sysconfig/network and it lists the following >> >> NETWORKING=yes >> HOSTNAME=feddesk >> >> ifconfig shows >> >> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0C:29:D1:7F:B3 >> inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fed1:7fb3/64 Scope:Link >> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 >> RX packets:101 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 >> TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 >> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 >> RX bytes:13048 (12.7 KiB) TX bytes:258 (258.0 b) >> >> lo Link encap:Local Loopback >> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 >> inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host >> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 >> RX packets:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 >> TX packets:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 >> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 >> RX bytes:1320 (1.2 KiB) TX bytes:1320 (1.2 KiB) >> >> I cant understand why the act of changing the hostname would kill the >> network, has anyone got any ideas? >> >> -- >> Michael Thompson >> http://maverickapollo.wordpress.com >> > Note that for some reason there is no 'inet addr:' on your eth0, could be a > clue to what has happened. > That is the point the OP is making. He is saying that prior to making the hostname change he had an IP address. Upon changing the hostname, the IP address was gone...as in the "network died". -- Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. -- Mark Twain Guess Who! http://tinyurl.com/mc4xe7
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