Re: [newbie] RE: DHCP
On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 15:52, Maureen L. Thomas wrote: It's not that I want to force a name but it just started happening and I have been using this service since Feb. It kinda through me when I saw it. I though someone had snuck in a back door or something even though I have a firewall and tripwire, prelude etc. In a situation with one of my clients, they have a DHCP connection (similar to ADSL, but actually it's a 2.4ghz 802.11b wireless link) and initially the system was doing that - changing the hostname - but I wanted to keep it static. The PPPoE settings allowed for me to maintain the proper hostname internally but use the DHCP assigned hostname externally - which was fine by me, but I did NOT want the hostname changed internally as I have applications and services that are tied to the internal hostname. Just for giggles and grins I also forced a chmod on the /etc/hostname file to make SURE it was going to stay straight... Just FYI - as if anyone would care that I have anything to say anyways. stephen kuhn - owner == illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com -- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents -- When man calls an animal vicious, he usually means that it will attempt to defend itself when he tries to kill it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RE: DHCP
Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 15:52, Maureen L. Thomas wrote: It's not that I want to force a name but it just started happening and I have been using this service since Feb. It kinda through me when I saw it. I though someone had snuck in a back door or something even though I have a firewall and tripwire, prelude etc. In a situation with one of my clients, they have a DHCP connection (similar to ADSL, but actually it's a 2.4ghz 802.11b wireless link) and initially the system was doing that - changing the hostname - but I wanted to keep it static. The PPPoE settings allowed for me to maintain the proper hostname internally but use the DHCP assigned hostname externally - which was fine by me, but I did NOT want the hostname changed internally as I have applications and services that are tied to the internal hostname. Just for giggles and grins I also forced a chmod on the /etc/hostname file to make SURE it was going to stay straight... Just FYI - as if anyone would care that I have anything to say anyways. stephen kuhn - owner == illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com -- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents -- When man calls an animal vicious, he usually means that it will attempt to defend itself when he tries to kill it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Thanks for the info, It did help. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RE: DHCP
Could it not be that the DHCP server of your DSL provider is assigning you a name (and an IP address) when you connect? I know that when I communicated the IP address of my machine to the network administrator for DNS and DHCP I also had to tell them the host name I wanted for my machine. I don't know of books or HOWTO (have you tried www.tldp.org?), but you can try $ man dhclient.conf $ man dhclient Also, you can read the current DHCP info typing # cat dhclient-eth0.leases Can I ask why do you want to force a particular hostname during the DSL connection? raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone point me to a comprehensive article, book, etc. for Linux and DHCP. It seems that my computer, when conected to my DSL changes the host name on my computer. When I disconnect it returns to normal. Any ideas on how I can change it so that it doesn't do it ? TIA, Maureen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RE: DHCP
On Thursday 25 Sep 2003 11:21 am, Maureen L. Thomas wrote: Can anyone point me to a comprehensive article, book, etc. for Linux and DHCP. It seems that my computer, when conected to my DSL changes the host name on my computer. When I disconnect it returns to normal. Any ideas on how I can change it so that it doesn't do it ? TIA, Maureen No need for a book to answer that question. All you have to do is go through the wizard in MandrakControlCentreNetworking Select Expert mode and then uncheck the box to get host name from dhcp. Note after exiting the Wizard with 'Finish' Exit the drakconnect GUI with 'Cancel' or else your changes will be lost. (Bug 1881 is **still** not fixed :-( ) Alternatively you can edit the config file directly. Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and delete the line saying NEEDHOSTNAME derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RE: DHCP
Raffaele Belardi wrote: Could it not be that the DHCP server of your DSL provider is assigning you a name (and an IP address) when you connect? I know that when I communicated the IP address of my machine to the network administrator for DNS and DHCP I also had to tell them the host name I wanted for my machine. I don't know of books or HOWTO (have you tried www.tldp.org?), but you can try $ man dhclient.conf $ man dhclient Also, you can read the current DHCP info typing # cat dhclient-eth0.leases Can I ask why do you want to force a particular hostname during the DSL connection? raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone point me to a comprehensive article, book, etc. for Linux and DHCP. It seems that my computer, when conected to my DSL changes the host name on my computer. When I disconnect it returns to normal. Any ideas on how I can change it so that it doesn't do it ? TIA, Maureen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com It's not that I want to force a name but it just started happening and I have been using this service since Feb. It kinda through me when I saw it. I though someone had snuck in a back door or something even though I have a firewall and tripwire, prelude etc. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
