set FQDN for hostname

[NoOp]

On 11/04/2010 07:02 PM, Rashkae wrote:
> On 10-11-04 09:54 PM, NoOp wrote:
>>
>> @Thufir: I know of no GUI for setting the FQDN... ethtool is your best
>> option. See:
>>
>> http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/maverick/man8/ethtool.8.html
>>
>> or via a terminal:
>>
>> $ sudo apt-get install ethtool
>> $ man ethtool
>>
>>    
> 
> Err, no, no, ethtool has nothing to do whatsoever with FQDN,
> 
> Unfortunately, from my recent foray into this very same question, the 
> current Ubuntu/Debian networking provides no way to explicitly define 
> FQDN.  Rather, it's expected that you have correctly configured Reverse 
> DNS and/or hosts file, and the FQDN can be derived from those.  If this 
> does not satify what you are trying to accomplish, please be more 
> specific about your end goal.... What exactly are you trying to achieve 
> with your FQDN?

Ah. As usual you are correct... I was replying to the wrong thread w/the
technical info. That said, my comments regarding the OT posts in the
thread stand. Thanks Rashkae :-)