> > Linuxconf is junk. To change your network config, you should be running > > the command "setup", then choosing "Network configuration". > > Hmm... Ignore me. Apparently you can only set ip/netmask/dsn/etc there. > not hostname. As someone already mentioned, the file /etc/sysconfig/network has a HOSTNAME= line in it. That's all that linuxconf changes. If you don't like the UI, then edit that file by hand. However you must also ensure that your /etc/hosts contains consistent information. Andy