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In article <1992Apr14.055133.9623@newshub.sdsu.edu>  
johnsond@newshub.sdsu.edu (Dwayne Johnson) writes:
> I changed the name of my Nextstation and now I can't get the blasted  
thing
> to boot without getting the "server not found" message.  I've found  
nothing
> that tells me how to fix this...HELP!
> 

	Reset your NetInfo back to the one without a specific hostname;
Directly modify the /etc/hostconfig to put your own hostname there. In  
this case, you can have your own hostname appear in the prompt and yet  
still it's a local machine with default IP address as "localhost".

Gary

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johnsond@newshub.sdsu.edu (Dwayne Johnson) writes:

>I changed the name of my Nextstation and now I can't get the blasted thing
>to boot without getting the "server not found" message.  I've found nothing
>that tells me how to fix this...HELP!

Use NetInfoManager and look in the network database on your machine
for a machines entry with the property 'serves' and the value '..'.
It is looking for your old machine as its server, probably.
For a detailed answer search on 'netinfo server' in NeXTAnswers.
There is a niutil command line that will find all machines that your
machine thinks serve it.
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In article <1992Apr14.055133.9623@newshub.sdsu.edu> johnsond@newshub.sdsu.edu (Dwayne Johnson) writes:
>I changed the name of my Nextstation and now I can't get the blasted thing
>to boot without getting the "server not found" message.  I've found nothing
>that tells me how to fix this...HELP!

Yeah, I had problems with the hostname too, until I figured out the 'Right
Way' to change the name. Observe that I describe how to do it on a standalone
machine not connected to anything (other than a modem or printer ;^) but that
the procedure is similar if you are connected to an ethernet network.

If you already have a machine which thinks it knows its name some times then
use 'open' under the 'Host' menu entry in NetManager instead, if the name then
appears under 'Hostname' then select it and edit, as per below, from there.

 1) Start from a clean slate. If possible remove the changes done so far.
 2) Startup /NextAdmin/NetManager (you will be prompted for root access).
 3) Under the 'Host' menu entry choose 'new' (Command-n)
 4) Change the 'Hostname' to whatever you want to call it.
 5) The IP address should be the default one (Mine is 192.42.172.1).
 6) Remove the ethernet adress entry if your machine is not connected to a net.
 7) Remove all entries under 'NetBoot Information'.
 8) Save. (Command-s)

All necessary databases will receive the new information and no mucking about
in either NetInfoManager or any of the config files under /etc will be
necessary. 

Good Luck!!

>Dwayne Johnson                           | Hold on to the Great Image

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