[NTLUG:Discuss] Newbie Question re: LPD Initialization and Local Host Bad Message

[Fred Hensley]

On Sun, 2003-03-02 at 20:53, Jack Snodgrass wrote:
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> if you use enter
> hostname
> what does it tell you? 

I get "x1-6-00-a0-c9-04-42-7e" (no quotes)

> Can you ping the name that hostname returns? 

ping returns: unknown host x1-6-00-a0-c9-04-42-7e

> 
> I am guessing that you get a dhcp address assigned. 
> 
> LPD is trying to use that as your hostname and it's 
> not resolving correctly. 

Yep...  So where might I go from here?

> 
> jack 
> 

Thanks,

-Fred-

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