[LUGSB] GNOME desktop weirdness

[Akshat Aranya]

I also think it is the CORBA stuff that messes it up, though it really 
shouldn't.  My hostname changes because I DHCP a new IP address and a 
new hostname when I get on a new network.  I could probably put in a 
static hostname (if I knew how to).

-Akshat


Vinay Pai wrote:
> Gnome relies a lot on Bonobo which is some CORBA-like thing. I'm guessing
> thats what causes the reliance on hostname.
> 
> But to me, changing hostnames is a lot weirder. Why does switching
> networks cause your hostname to change?
> 
> Vinay
> 
> 
> On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Akshat Aranya wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>My GNOME desktop acts weird if the hostname of the machine changes when
>>I'm logged in.  I can't launch any Gnome application and eventually the
>>Gnome session dies on me.  Has anybody had this problem before and is
>>there some way out other than restarting X whenever my hostname changes?
>>I don't want to do that since I keep jumping back and forth wired and
>>wireless which changes my hostname.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Akshat
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