Putty - Host name

[Tom Satinet]

Hello,

I am using our old live server as a test box. I have changed the host name to relect this.

However, when ssh from putty (in windoze) to the host, it say 'oldhostname.ourdomain.com' at the top of the window, which is confusing.

I am wondering where it gets this value and how i can change it. I have generated new ssh keys for root user and the host.

Thanks

[Darrel Louis]

Hi,
How did you change your hostname:

Have you done it with set_parms hostname.
What does "windoze" says if you're using the ip-address?

Darrel

[Tomek Gryszkiewicz]

Putty is not taking the host name from the host, it's showing the name you entered in "host name (or IP address)" inbox

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi,

Putty gets the name of the server from the your routing table of Windows. Try flushing it and configure again.

-Arun

[Tom Satinet]

Hi thanks,

I've actually had a new laptop since the change was made....

Also, the output of hostname and uname -a (and indeed uuname -l ) are correct.

I ran set_parms hostname again, but no joy.

maybe putty has a file somewhere....

[Darrel Louis]

Tom,

When you start putty and load the config of your server, what does it say where you need to enter the hostname or ip-address?

What if you remove the host within putty and recreate it?

Darrel

[Tom Satinet]

I've totally removed putty - reg keys and all and started again. still the same thing.

i put the true hostname in 'i.e ngb4000l' but it still comes up saying something else on the bar on top of the putty window.

[Darrel Louis]

Hi,

Can you check the following in your registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\Putty\Sessions\
If the hostname is still there try to remove it.

You know if you uninstall things within windows it doesn't remove all registry entries.

Darrel

[Tom Satinet]

good idead. but its not that.

I'm getting a colleague to look into DNS at the moment. but as its on windows, its not obvious what the problem might be. sigh. most frustrating.

[Darrel Louis]

Tom,

Are you the only one facing the problem or is it everybody?

Try to install SSH-cliënt, check what the result is.
If Telnet is still open on this server, telnet from your windows command prompt and check the result.

Also perform the following from windows:
- nslookup
- nslookup
- nslookup

Darrel

[Tom Satinet]

problem traced to windoze