onsdag 20. november 2002, 20:49 skrev du :
> Hello Ragnar & list,
>
> Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 3:22:52 PM, you wrote:
> > Sitat Georg Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >> Do you have a
> >>
> >> use-host-decl-names on;
>
> That is only interesting for that clients with a
> host <whatever name> {
> fixed-address 12.13.14.15;
> ...
> }
> statement.
>
> >> in the right scope? Without this statement the dhcp
> >> server does not tell the client its hostname.
>
> Well, AFAIK, it can only tell that clients a hostname that have one
> explicitely specified, it does not get them from dns for you (or does
> it? for my last try, it did not seem to)
I agree. The man page is at best unclear on this point.
Jim McQuillan also had this advice on IRC tonight: use the
get-lease-hostnames on; or
get-lease-hostnames true;
I have not yet had a chance to try this, neither had he.
>
> > The dhcpd is 2.0pl5-11 (Debian Woody).
>
> You could install dhcp-v3
Not yet in woody afaik. we are quite strict when it comes to that.
> Then, for these dynamic clients, you could specify a hostname
> inside that subnet statement where "range" is, using the dhcp3
> scripting facility, so that a hostname is dynamically created
> matching the ip-address.... I have done that before, but it has been
> a while. If you need a help on this, I could give in quarter an hour
> and dig out the old stuff. But no chance before the weekend, and even
> then:-/
This sounds interesting, but available in v3 only?
>
> > Perhaps it is not important for the client to have it's own
> > hostname set? When it does get a hostname, it gets set in
> > /etc/hosts as 127.0.0.1 in addition to localhost. Other than that
> > I can see no effects. But perhaps I'm not looking in the right
> > places?
>
> 1./ for some case, X could refuse to run !? That's a rumour for me, I
> never saw it myself.
Yes, I know that, but this is not the case.
> 2./ lts.conf: Hostname specifications.
This is also fine.
>
> Why don't you try to run one of these "dynamic" hosts in runlevel 3
> and tell us what /etc/hosts on that client look like, along with
> other files down there... Your fantasy will try you which could be
> helpful.
I have done that. I've already explained the only difference I found
above.
>
> > Mvh Ragnar Wisl�ff
>
> What's MvH?
Med vennlig hilsen ( ~= mit freundliche grussen :-)
--
Mvh
Ragnar Wisl�ff
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