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Date:      Thu, 27 Jun 2002 01:17:21 +0200
From:      "Pascal Giannakakis" <capm@gmx.net>
To:        "Thomas Widlundh" <tw@ettnet.se>, "freeBSD" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: comp name
Message-ID:  <000901c21d67$9fc12ef0$0200a8c0@capm>
References:  <000701c21d4c$7ad27c90$2f056dd4@chappe2>

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> Hi,
> Where in fBSD can I find the name of my computer?
> That is, the name of the comp in a network.
> It is sometimes shown in the prompt.
> Thanks,
> Thomas

"hostname" to view, "hostname newname" to change it. Keep in mind, that if
you refer to a network that you browse with windows explorer, you need a
software like "Samba" to be visible and able to exchange data in it.

cd /usr/ports/net/samba && make install




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