The name shown for a computer tends to differ from the name used locally. This machine, for example, is shown as being named "Evesham.opasia.dk". Here, it is called Evesham. Opasia is a product of TeleDenmark, I have never used it. I have tried to get rid of the extraneous characters, but I cannot. I have heard from others that say the name can be added to by the ISP several hops away from the local network.

I request the ability to specify a name for a machine within BOINC Manager or somewhere to apply a fixed known name to a machine which overrides the default which originates from who knows where.

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I don't doubt BOINC is pasting up what it is receiving, what I am saying is that the name shown is not what I wish it to be. I don't use opasia, in fact I am moving from TeleDanmark because they seem incapable of sending a bill without errors, why should I be forced to advertise for them?

Would seem a very simple modification to make. I am not suggesting that it be compulsary to enter a name, just that if the user does supply a name, that is used instead of the default.

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I have a Mac OS Server (v10.3.9, G4/400) host that doesn't show its name at all; a message to the effect that the name can't be found is logged every time BOINC (v5.4.9, and Menubar v5.2.13 before that) starts up. It seems harmless enough, though—and since there's just the one, I can always find it in my host pages. (The system does identify itself correctly on the LAN, to Mac and Windows clients both, so I know for certain that the name 'took' when I first assigned it.)

All my other Macs (which are on LANs) appear as “(name).local”. My WinXP & Win3k hosts are listed simply by name, but for some reason the Win98 system (on the same LAN, behind the same router) has its name suffixed by a server name (?) belonging to the ISP's domain.

On occasion I've had router problems at home, and had to connect my G5 directly to the DSL modem for a few days. During those intervals the host has been listed on project websites under a random-looking hex string suffixed by the ISP server name.

Anyway, I agree that it would be nice to have a means of overriding whatever name BOINC comes up with for the system (or doesn't).

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The name shown for a computer tends to differ from the name used locally. This machine, for example, is shown as being named "Evesham.opasia.dk". Here, it is called Evesham.

Only you see the name, other people can't.

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