On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:12 PM, linux-crazy <hichee...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi list, > > We are running few Centos5.4 and windows 2003 instance on CENTOS XEN > virtualized environment , all the guest are getting the IP/NETWORK/GATEWAY > setting from the DHCP Server running on CENTOS 5 server and the DNS > configured on the windows 2003 server. > > All of the CENTOS Guests are getting the IP and the host name as per the > DNS forward look up configured. For example If the CENTOS guest1 get > x.y.z.1 as an IP and it gets the host name as machine1.example.com and so > on . > > > But none of the windows guest is getting the hostname or computer name from > the DHCP server even though its getting the ip from the centos DHCP server > properly , instead all the windows guest are setting up the hostname or > computername as ORGNAME-withsomenumbers . eg: techsoft-342156 as a computer > name . > > See at present we are not doing any static mapping of IP/HOSTNAME based on > windows GUEST MAC address. So statically mapping the hostname/ip with guest > MAC address is out of question now. > > > Is there is any configuration to be tuned on dhcpd.conf or any files or > parameter to be tuned on windows 2003 guests to get the hostname from the > DHCP/DNS . i heard about some option like "dhcpd opt 12" on windows > regisrty level will do the job , But am blank how to get things done . > > > > > Also is there is a way to tune CENTOS DHCP Server to lease the ip to the > dhcp client in uniform order rather it leases randomly . > > > If any one throws me some light on how to get this done it will be really > great full for me . > > Regards, > Lingu > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >
Why don't you run DHCP & DNS on CentOS? -- Linux User #452368 http://twitter.com/vpadro "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves" _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
