Some fellow M1 users tweaked the source so that it leaves the hostname alone. In linux-pmac, I was never able to get the routing right. Since ppp always worked fine, I never paid much attention. Some good resources, suprisingly, are the newsgroups for your cable provider. Hostes alienigeni me abduxerunt.
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