Kyle McDonald wrote: > Thommy M. Malmstr?m wrote: >>> Why is my machine called "unknown" >>> Please make sure that the Nevada install process >>> asks for node name even if the person installing is >>> selecting DHCP o provide IP environment. >> >> Lars, it doesn't matter how you set the nodename. Some DHCP server >> forces a name for you and you can't set it otherwise. But 'unknown' >> should be avoided as it causes questions... >> >> Forget what I wrote. Or at least whatever parts of it disagree with what James C. wrote. He knows what he's talking about more than I do.
-Kyle > That's not true (If I understand you correctly.) > > If the install process prompted for a nodename, and wrote it to > /etc/nodename, then the dhcp client software that is already in > Solaris would send that nodename as it's _requested_ hostname when it > requests an IP address. > > On most DHCP networks that I've used, that nodename will be be used at > least partially. If the DHCP server doesn't have a name configured to > send to the host in the reply then it should reply with the requested > hostname - This avoids the machine using 'unknown'. The DHCP server > will likely track the requested hostname in it's records, and finally > if configured, the DHCP server may even enter the hostname in the > networks host database (LDAP, DNS, etc.) > > You're correct that it's possible for the DHCP admin to configure the > DHCP server to ignore the requested hostname, and send a predetermined > one. That's valid, but 'unknown' generally comes up when the DHCP > server sends no hostname at all, and that could easily be avoided. On > top of that seinding in a hostname allows the activation of the other > features I described. > > -Kyle > >> /Thommy M. >> >> >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> install-discuss mailing list >> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >> > > > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss
