Alec Berryman wrote: > Gerard Seibert on 2006-02-12 15:59:33 -0500: > >> On the router's configuration screen, under maintenance is a >> "Attached Devices" menu item. This will list all four machines >> connected to the router with their respective MAC >> addresses. However, only the WinXP machines have their 'Device Name' >> listed. >> >> I was wondering why this is. I cannot seem to locate any specific >> information on the Netgear site regarding this. Everything works >> fine, so I assume it is not a serious problem. > > DHCP clients may send names along with requests; Windows computers > send whatever name you've configured in the sharing or whatever > section, and this is what you see. If you want your router to show a > name for the FreeBSD host, put a line that reads 'send host-name > "foo";' in /etc/dhclient.conf on that host.
Cool, I thought it was Netbios based. I learned something :). -- Ugo -> Please don't send a copy of your reply by e-mail. I read the list. -> Please avoid top-posting, long signatures and HTML, and cut the irrelevant parts in your replies. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"