dhclient does send the hostname with the patch (I verified via wireshark), but it doesn't send a client identifier (cid). A fritz box (DSL router, market leader in germany) won't update it's dns records with the sent hostname without a cid, and some other DSL routers show this behavior, too, at least from what I gather using google. Maybe the relevant RFCs have something to say about this.
To make dhclient send a cid, you have to manually enter the mac address in /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf. dhcpcd *does* send a cid (and hostname) by default without any patches, as does windows and OS X. In light of bug 26949 perhaps you might consider making dhcpcd the default client? -- dhcp3-client: Does not send hostname to server by default https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/10239 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
