Ok, well i guess my problem is my server then. Does anyone here use a NetGear RT328 ISDN router? That is what i use for my dhcp server and it seems to be setting my hostname, and i wish i knew how to change it.
On Tue, 25 May 1999, Marc Haber wrote: > On Tue, 25 May 1999 09:11:37 -0500 (CDT), you wrote: > >What is the settting that allows you to set the hostname on the client? I > >run dhcpcd on my linux box on a Win network, and my dhcpc always sets my > >hostname to dhcpc1. Where is this seting you are talking about i've been > >trying to find it for weeks. > > When I tried RedHat, it set the host name with the following > configuration done on the server: > > |host darren > |{ > | hardware ethernet 0:0:e8:df:07:78; > | fixed-address darren.gf1.internal; > | option host-name "darren"; > |} > > No special work necessary on the client. That's what really impressed > me. > > Greetings > Marc > > -- > -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- > Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header > Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 > Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29 >