On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:42 PM, Jerald Sheets <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:questy@gmail.com" target="_blank">questy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I know that in DHCP-land on OSX, you'll assume the name assigned to<br>
you in the DHCP offer unless you've otherwise set the hostname.<br>
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Pretty standard fare for Macs...<br></blockquote><div><br><br>For those not in the know:<br><br>If you leave a Mac at the default (usually John Doe's computer, John Doe being the name of the owner as entered in the setup of the machine), it'll have a habit of changing the name if DHCP offers one. I usually make the effort to change its name so it is unlikely to do so:<br>
<br>System Preferences -> Sharing -> Computer Name<br><br>While in that preference pane, I usually also enable Remote Login (ie: ssh), and enable Remote Management (Apple Screen Sharing/Remote Desktop/VNC) since I usually have to jump between 3 or 4 Macs. Unless you have a specific reason, I'd turn that OFF as a default, so check that status when you change the name.<br>
<br>Brian<br></div></div>