Host Internet Address Problem

[Eric Brunson]

under.actuate at gmail.com wrote:
> OK, here's the issue.  I moved to the Bay Area.  I have a new internet 
> service provider.  It's Comcast.  I've got Windows XP and FC4 on my 
> computer.  Just a couple days ago everything was working great (with 
> new service).  But all of a sudden the whole host internet address has 
> blown up.  When I login, a message says Gnome cannot function properly 
> without an internet address for my_computer_name.  Opening an 
> x-terminal, I noticed that the command line reads 
> my_login at my_computer_name.  This is odd.  In the past it read 
> my_login at internet_host_address_deal.  So now I can't remotely login to 
> other places and what-not.  The web browser still works though.  So, 
> the Gateway has to be working.  The system just doesn't login with the 
> internet address (like it used to do).
>
> I would definitely appreciate any help here.
>
> Jared
>

If your browser still works, then you have to be getting an ip.  Try 
adding my_computer_name to your hosts file on the line that says 
127.0.0.1, but don't get rid of the localhost and localhost.localdomain, 
just add it to the end.