Thanks Daniel. I created the file /etc/dhclient.conf and added the line;
send host-name "foo"; Note the semi colon. And volia it just worked. Cheers Ross Drummond On Fri, 20 May 2005 11:50, Daniel Grant wrote: > > I have set up a computer on a LAN. > > > > It runs Mandrake 9.2. I have set it up to obtain an IP > > address etc from the dhcp server on boot. The dhcp server > > in a standard multi purpose asdl modem. > > > > Everything works fine, an IP address is obtained and > > routing is set correctly. > > > > The only problem is the dhcp server records the Mandrake > > computer as UNKOWN. > > > > Is there some way for the client to tell the server its > > name? > > If Mandrake is using dhclient to do all the work, you can > set the send host-name setting in /etc/dhclient.conf. > > In RedHat/Fedora, it is set on a per interface basis > (scripts pass the -cf flag to change the config file): > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] etc]# cat /etc/dhclient-eth0.conf > send host-name "cherry"; > > man dhclient.conf for all the options to put in > /etc/dhclient.conf. > > Can't say what your ADSL modem will make of it, but it works > fine to a DHCPD server. > > Regards > > Daniel
