"ext Guard][an" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 1) to me, using the bluetooth device name for wifi or usb networking > sounds quite illogical.
Yes, I agree with you. But bluetooth name is the only name which user can change easily. > why can't udhcpc use the value contained in /etc/hostname ? User can't change that easily. > 2) considering that i rarely use bluetooth, i had to enable it so that > the "My device's name" edit box becomes enabled before i can change the > device name: the workflow sounds wrong. I agree. > 3) after having changed the bluetooth's device name, i had to > disconnect/reconnect the wlan connection so that dns server gets > notified of the new hostname but this sounds logical and acceptable. Yes, that's how it was supposed to work. > 4) the former bluetooth device name was "Nokia N800" which made my > tablet be registered as "nokian800" in the dns server. it is documented > nowhere (also it's kinda logical and acceptable) that spaces in the > device name are dropped, which might confuse users and makes me think > again that using bluetooth name as hostname is inappropriate. This DHCP name was just a nice addon for the device and we didn't want to implement separate UI for it. That's the implementation is so simple. -- Kalle Valo _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
