[GLLUG] alias for host name?

[Tom Rockwell]

Hi,

I have a laptop that gets a DHCP IP address when plugged in at MSU. 
Along with the IP number, it also gets assigned a hostname.  While this 
hostname is reasonable (pilotusername-N.user.msu.edu), I'd like to be 
able to refer to the machine using a different name from other computers 
I use.

So on my desktop, I'd like to be able to refer to the notebook with a 
short name (say "laptop"...).  Is there a builting way of doing this, or 
would it require some custom scripts?

Thanks,
Tom Rockwell