On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 01:57:50PM +0800, Sage Telecommunications <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> [...]
> I  have taken Gordon's comments to mean that if I assign a host name, mac
> address & IP in the e-smith mgr and then reconfig the client computer to use
> dhcp then it will pick up the ip etc from the e-smith box as I have
> configured it. Is this correct?

Yes.

> If so it doesn't seem to be working.
> I have checked the /home/dns/var/named/db.xxx.xom fiel and the info
> configured from the e-smith mgr appears to be there although I can't see
> where the mac address is used.

/etc/dhcpd.conf should have entries of the form:

host ted.sages.com.au {
    hardware ethernet aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff;
    fixed-address 192.168.1.5;
}

Check /var/log/messages and /etc/dhcpd.conf - double check the MAC address.

Anyway, this has strayed from development into technical support. 

If you find it isn't working for you, please contact your authorized 
partner or send a bug report to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Gordon
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  Gordon Rowell                        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  VP Engineering
  Network Server Solutions Group       http://www.e-smith.com
  Mitel Networks Corporation           http://www.mitel.com


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