hostname ?

[drillsar]

im new to linux so I hope this isnt a stupid ?

First ? I have a DHCP server but I set up this using static IP

If I have to use DHCP what do I do? I have to make a zone or something correct? Im using zoneedit for DNS and virtualmin

But i purchased a domain and I want to host it.

My isp is comcast

the host I want to call it say servix
domain is example.com

under linksys router I put servix under host, domain example.com

in /etc/sysconfig/network I put

host = servix
domain = example.com

in /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 servix.example.com servix localhost localhost.localdomain
192.168.1.144 www.example.com www

in /etc/resolv.conf I have:

search servix.example.com
nameserver 192.168.1.1
comcast servers

do I have to add zoneedit servers to the resolv.conf ?

Im thinking its my DHCP server so how can I change the hostname?

when i type in hostname it comes back servix.example.com but when i type hostname --fqdn says unknown host

[falko]

Which distribution do you use?
If name resolution is working, you don't have to add additional nameservers to your resolv.conf.

[drillsar]

using centos

Yeah niw DHCP is giving me my hostname of example.com but do I have to name a machine name?

How do I tell DHCP to not touch resolv.conf?

because i need to add nameserver 192.168.1.1 correct?

[falko]

Yeah niw DHCP is giving me my hostname of example.com but do I have to name a machine name?How do yo mean that?

How do I tell DHCP to not touch resolv.conf?

because i need to add nameserver 192.168.1.1 correct?DHCP doesn't touch your resolv.conf if you've given the system a static IP.