debian installation and hostname memory
From: Eric Peterson (lastname_nospam_at_heritage.nv.gov)
Date: 11/22/04
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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:13:04 GMT
Bizarre! A while ago, I was setting up an old laptop at home to run debian.
CD ROM was burnt out so I used floppies, then a network connection. When
asked for a host name I entered, "aaaa" (for example). Never quite finished
the install (network card was too slow for what I wanted anyway).
Fast forward to last week.
I was setting up an old computer at the office for a backup system - using
Debian 'Woody', but couldn't get it to recognize a new hard drive on an
adapter card. Took the computer home and tried an old 'Sarge' install CD,
it recognized the drive and I went ahead and finished the install at home
over my DSL. At the hostname prompt, I entered, "zzzzz".
Then I brought the computer back to the office, realized I needed a few
different install options so I started over with a fresh downloaded of the
most recent 'sarge' install image. What I saw when it asked for a host name
knocked my socks off and I still cant figure it out. For the first time
ever, I did not see the default of "debian". The default name given was
"aaaaa" - exactly what I had been naming that old laptop months earlier!
What happened? Is Debian storing install data that they grab over the
internet? That doesn't sound like them, but I cant figure out any
alternative. The only connection between the two computers is that both had
a version of Debian 'Sarge' installed over my home network. All disks have
been different and I have a dynamic IP which should have changed at least
once between installs. I'm stumped!
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