Terminal in Lion

Hello All
When I open my terminal in Mac Lion i get this : bogon:~ Joseph ....... any idea why it should say "bogon"?
Thanks!
Joseph

Check the following links:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/9817110#9817110
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3349524?start=0&tstart=0
Those and may others are found in these discussions by googling "strange terminal prompt site:discussions.apple.com".

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