How to return terminal prompt to default?

I've recently noticed my terminal prompt seems to indicate the IP address of my cable router.
I say recently, since I did have some Internet problems which were solved after powering down the router and removing the battery for a few minutes. Since then, the prompt has been:
Last login: Mon Dec 26 18:27:44 on ttys000
d24-235-195-133:~ user$
Is there a way to return it to a 'default' prompt, and second, why did it change?
Many thanks.

MrHoffman is 100% correct. Disk Utility repair permissions, verify (or even repair) have absolutely nothing to do with the prompt you are getting.
And reinstalling Mac OS X will change nothing, as the problem, as MrHoffman explained, has nothing to do with your Mac. It is your router and/or your ISP.
The bash shell always does a reverse DNS lookup on your Mac's IP address to get your computer name. The Mac's DNS lookup service does not get a result from the DNS servers, it will use your computer name as specified in System Preferences -> Sharing. In your case, prior to restarting your cable modem, the DNS lookup did not return anything, so your sharing computer name was used. After the cable modem restart, the DNS lookup started returning a result so bash used that information.
Chances are it is a lot more work than it is worth trying to get the DNS lookup to stop returning a value, so it is easier to just change your PS1 shell variable and get on with life.
You could even use the following to always get your sharing computer name
PS1='$(networksetup -getcomputername):\W \u\$ '

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