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From: ronniek@photon.tamu.edu (Ronnie Killough)
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Subject: Re: Node name help, please
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Date: 21 Feb 90 17:18:16 GMT
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The -AUTOMATIC- indicates to the machine, I believe, to search
for its configuration server on the NetInfo network to obtain
it's hostname.  Unless you have several NeXTs and are running a
NetInfo network, your machine doesn't have a configuration server.
Therefore you will want to let your machine know that you don't
want a NetInfo network, and set up your hostname explicitly.  The
easiest way to do this is to use the NetManager application,
/Admin/Netmanager (I think....not sure of this path).  Select
a non-NetInfo network, set your hostname, IP address, etc in the
appropriate fields, and reboot.

If you have any problems, let me know.

By the way, I tried to e-mail this, but it was returned.