[svlug] able to ping using IP but not able using hostname

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Prasad Paranjape (prasad_ishan at yahoo.com):

> I am having Linksys Router WRT54GC and Comcast
> Internet. 
> 
> Is there a way that I can make router cease from
> changing IP assignment ?

I'm a bit unclear on the context of your posting that question to SVLUG.
Is the Linksys a Linux machine?  Generally, such machines are 
limited-functionality appliances with Web administrative interfaces.

Maybe you should be consulting Linksys documentation.  Just a thought.