This SuSE 8.2 system has run 24/7 more than 2 years. hostname used to work, and the prompts would use it. Not any more, and I have no idea why, or when it broke, but it probably only broke within the past 3-8 weeks. #hostname (none) #uname -n (none) #uname -a Linux (none) 2.4.20-4GB #1 Fri Jan 14 15:08:13 UTC 2005 i586 unknown unknown GNU/Linux #cat /etc/HOSTNAME ax5t3.ij.net #nslookup ax5t3 Server: 207.22.166.61 Address: 207.22.166.61#53 ** server can't find ax5t3.ij.net: NXDOMAIN nslookup doesn't work on any of my puters. :-( SuSEconfig also returns "unknown host". Timestamp on 13 byte /etc/HOSTNAME is Nov 2003. Various 1st lines in /etc/resolv.conf have no apparent impact. Anyone have any idea how to fix this? -- "Love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:39 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/