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On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 18:16:32 +1100, Derek Clarkson
<spartacus@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>Hi all,
>    I've notived that after I've made a sucessful connection to the net.
>My /etc/HOSTNAME file is updated to contain the full ISP address of my
>PC . I.e. slmel76p55.ozemail.com.au wiping out whatever was previously
>in the file. This has the effect of causing some applications to go
>looking for things on the web before my machine and also cause my base
>directory to be changed from the current users to /usr/bin.
>
>
>Any ideas ?
>
>Regard,
>Derek.
>
if you are using Kppp, go into it's setup and you may find an option
that say's get hostname from remote server or the like but that's the
prob, if you are just using console mode the a quick man of ppp will
set you in the right place to disable this option

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In <387AD8D0.3F13E0C6@ozemail.com.au> Derek Clarkson <spartacus@ozemail.com.au> writes:
>    I've notived that after I've made a sucessful connection to the net.
>My /etc/HOSTNAME file is updated to contain the full ISP address of my
>PC . I.e. slmel76p55.ozemail.com.au wiping out whatever was previously
>in the file. This has the effect of causing some applications to go
>looking for things on the web before my machine and also cause my base
>directory to be changed from the current users to /usr/bin.

You have not told us what it is you use to connect. Redhat tends to do
this if you have not given your machine a name. I would simply use a
base script to launch ppp and get rid of the superfluous garbage that
redhat, kppp, etc tend to clutter their scripts with.

(eg see the samples in axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html)