You might want use the mac address of the client in the lts.conf file to circumvent adding special fixed hosts to your dhcpd.conf file. regards, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 13.02.2004 14:16:35: > Laurie, > > Real simple fix: > > Add a line to the top of your dhcpd.conf file that looks like this: > > use-host-decl-names on; > > > That will cause dhcp to send the hostnames to the workstations. > > But, that's only for the workstations that you explicitly set > in dhcpd.conf. Not the workstations that get their info > from the range statements. > > Jim McQuillan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi. > > > > For some reason the hostname on my clients are not being set at all. > > During bootup the "Current Hostname" entry remains blank. This is not a > > major trainsmash taken on its own but now I am unable to pass speciffic > > configuration settings on via the ltsp.conf file. Only entries in the > > [default] section is read. Anything under [ws001] which is different is > > ignored. > > > > I have checked that the IP addresses and hostnames in /etc/hosts and in > > /etc/dhcpd.conf correspond but that doesn't seem to be the problem. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Laurie > > > > Here is /etc/hosts > > > > ============================================================================ > > ## LTSP-begin ## > > # > > # The lines between 'LTSP-begin' and 'LTSP-end' were added > > # on: Tue Feb 3 10:25:55 2004, by the ltspcfg configuration tool. > > # For more information, visit the LTSP homepage > > # at http://www.LTSP.org > > # > > > > 172.16.0.31 ws001.mosselbaymun.co.za ws001 > > 172.16.0.32 ws002.mosselbaymun.co.za ws002 > > > > > > ## LTSP-end ## > > ============================================================================ > > > > and this is dhcpd.conf > > > > > ============================================================================= > > # Sample configuration file for ISCD dhcpd > > # > > # Don't forget to set run_dhcpd=1 in /etc/init.d/dhcpd > > # once you adjusted this file and copied it to /etc/dhcpd.conf. > > # > > > > ddns-update-style none; > > default-lease-time 21600; > > max-lease-time 21600; > > > > option subnet-mask 255.255.254.0; > > option broadcast-address 172.16.0.255; > > option routers 172.16.0.1; > > option domain-name-servers 172.16.0.2; > > option domain-name "mossselbaymun.co.za"; > > option root-path "172.16.0.2:/opt/ltsp/i386"; > > > > option option-128 code 128 = string; > > option option-129 code 129 = text; > > > > subnet 172.16.0.0 netmask 255.255.254.0 { > > range 172.16.0.86 172.16.0.149 ; > > range 172.16.0.151 172.16.0.198; > > range 172.16.0.204 172.16.0.216; > > > > host ws001 { > > hardware ethernet 00:c0:df:12:46:48; > > fixed-address 172.16.0.31; > > filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.22-ltsp-2"; > > > > } > > > > host ws002 { > > hardware ethernet 00:20:af:5d:f0:37; > > fixed-address 172.16.0.32; > > filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.22-ltsp-2"; > > option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00; > > option option-129 "NIC=3c509"; > > } > > > > host ws003 { > > hardware ethernet 00:00:05:e7:62:1e; > > fixed-address 172.16.0.33; > > filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.22-ltsp-2"; > > option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00; > > option option-129 "NIC=ne IO=0x300 "; > > } > > > > =========================================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. > > Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > > a free DVD software kit from IBM. 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