Chris, Thanks. Yes, I already use the "dhcp-host=" option on various of these devices. I was inquiring about a more generic solution.
- John -----Original Message----- >From: Chris G <c...@isbd.net> >Sent: Nov 19, 2010 4:35 AM >To: dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk >Subject: Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Linksys routers, bridges, network >appliances: host names > >On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 03:15:08PM -0500, John R. Graham wrote: >> Most of these little Linksys devices are capable of getting an IP address >> via DHCP from dnsmasq but none of them (that I have tried) seem capable of >> delivering their host name to dnsmasq as all of my Linux and Windows boxen >> do. Is this a known limitation of these little boxes, or do I need to do >> something I haven't done in the dnsmasq.conf file? I can pull a Wireshark >> trace of the DHCP transaction if that would be helpful. >> >It's quite a problem with various small devices, I have a Western >Digital NAS which doesn't provide itself with a name when it gets its IP >from dnsmasq. > >I have the following at the end of my dnsmasq.conf to deal with this:- > > dhcp-host=00:90:a9:70:06:ff,backup > >-- >Chris Green > >_______________________________________________ >Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list >Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk >http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss