What is the Global Database Name for?

Hi All,
I installed 10g on Linux and it seems to work ok. But I used the same string "abc" for the SID and the global database name (GDN). The recommendation for the GDN was sid.domain_name.com but I didn't know the domain_name at the time.
I don't know why the GDN exists or what it is used for. I am wondering how this lame GDN will affect the database and if there is an easy way to change it. I don't expect that we will be using the db outside of our little network, no internet users. Will users on other machines be able to connect to my db?
Thanks

I was looking in the wrong place. I found the right documentation. Thanks all.
Rename the global database name using an ALTER DATABASE statement. For example, enter:
ALTER DATABASE RENAME GLOBAL_NAME TO sales.us.oracle.com;

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