Terminal home screen/computer name

Correct me if I'm wrong, but when you start Terminal shouldn't it show:
Last login: <login date> on ttyp1
Welcome to Darwin!
<computer name>:~<shortname>$
Mine does not show my computer name, instead it lists a string: "n2-213-113"
What does this mean? (forgive me if it's nothing, but if I see something change from 'default', I flip out)

That's the host name your ISP has given your computer. You should be able to change it by going to the /etc/hostconfig file and look for a line with HOSTNAME in it (might not exist by default}. Just change or add it and set it to your desired host name:
HOSTNAME=newHostName
You might have to reboot for it to see the change (or just use the hostname command until you do reboot).
charlie

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