[ale] OT - OSX hostname

[Robert Coggins]

I guess my concern needs to be more towards the dhcp server and why it
would give this mac the hostname of another computer on the network that
is completely different from the mac.

Robert

Brian MacLeod wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:42 PM, Jerald Sheets <questy at gmail.com
> <mailto:questy at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I know that in DHCP-land on OSX, you'll assume the name assigned to
>     you in the DHCP offer unless you've otherwise set the hostname.
> 
>     Pretty standard fare for Macs...
> 
> 
> 
> For those not in the know:
> 
> 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:
> 
> System Preferences -> Sharing -> Computer Name
> 
> 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.
>  
> Brian
> 
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