Frank Behrens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 18 Mar 2006 11:26: > Brooks Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 17 Mar 2006 11:20: > > > >On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 04:02:17PM +0100, Frank Behrens wrote: > > > >>I propose a change, that dhclient sends always the current hostname > > > >>to the server, the value can be overwritten in dhclient.conf. I see > > > >>no negative impact, because the server has always the possibility to > > > >>reject the name and to choose another one. It would simplify the > > > >>setup and lead to the same behaviour as in other (operating) systems. > > > >>A possible (I'm sure not the best) solution I appended as attachment. > > > > > > I'm inclined to add this feature, possibly with an option to turn it > > off. It seems like a useful default and it's what other OSes do. I > > don't believe the objection above has much relevance since the actual > > update if any is only performed if the DHCP server is configured to make > > one. Incorrect DHCP packets sent by DHCP servers are my problem. Side > > effects caused by misconfiguration is not. > > Yes, this is my intention. The dhcp server gets from a client always > the MAC address and - with my proposal - the clients host name as > additional information. The decision what to make with this > information has to make the dhcp server (administrator). It can make > dynamic DNS updates or not.
Meanwhile I made a short investigation about other systems and created a PR. All info can you read at http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=94743 It would give me great pleasure, if somebody could improve our dhcp client. Regards, Frank -- Frank Behrens, Osterwieck, Germany PGP-key 0x5B7C47ED on public servers available. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
