http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4227
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Damien: I did a simple trace on ifup-post and I found out why it does not
perform a reverse lookup for my hostname.
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if [ "$2" = "boot" -a \
"${DEVICE}" != lo -a \
"${DEVICETYPE}" != "ppp" -a \
"${DEVICETYPE}" != "slip" ]; then
if need_hostname; then
IPADDR=`LANG= LC_ALL= ifconfig ${DEVICE} | grep 'inet addr' |
awk -F: '{ print $2 } ' | awk '{ print $1 }'`
eval `/bin/ipcalc --silent --hostname ${IPADDR}`
if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
set_hostname $HOSTNAME
fi
fi
fi
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If you look at the function need_hostname, found in network-functions, then it
is very simple
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need_hostname ()
{
CHECK_HOSTNAME=`hostname`
if [ "$CHECK_HOSTNAME" = "(none)" -o "$CHECK_HOSTNAME" = "localhost" -o \
"$CHECK_HOSTNAME" = "localhost.localdomain" ]; then
return 0
else
return 1
fi
}
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Therefore, it is no wonder that ifup-post does not reset the hostname, because
the need_hostname function only checks to see that one has a hostname and does
not check to see if it is a valid one. When need_hostname is called, I have
already received the faulty hostname so need_hostname returns 1.
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drakxtools-newt-9.2-0.18mdk
Here is a feature that I sorely miss and would have to be added to drakconnect
and, I presume, initscripts as well.
My home computer gets a dhcp address from a cable modem. The IP address I get is
a valid address, but the hostname that the dhcp server inside the cable modem
gives me is not. An example would be:
IP address: 24.241.233.100
hostname: dhcp-100
What I would like is an option that sets the hostname as the reverse lookup for
the IP address that I have been allotted.
In this case, the command
host 24.241.233.100 gives me the address:
c24.241.233.100.jvl.wi.charter.com and that's what I want as my hostname.
Let me be clear about this: The solution may consist of switching dhcp clients
or editing some init files, but I really want this to be done in an easy manner
through the GUI in drakconnect.
