Re: Bug#239591: Hostname needed for DHCP

[Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl>]

On Wednesday 24 March 2004 02:45, Nathanael Nerode wrote:

> Eeeeek.  Other ISPs *send* the hostname *after* you connect with DHCP....
> I'm not sure exactly how to ask such a hostname question when you only want
> it for some ISPs....

I don't really think there is a conflict here, because this may well be part 
of the DHCP prococol.
- A client requests an address and sends it's own hostname as a 'suggestion'
  to the server as part of the request.
- The server gives out the IP-number and either:
  - accepts the suggested hostname and optionally adds it in dynamic DNS;
  - rejects the suggested hostname and sends it's own value, which of course
    the client is then expected to honour.

I am no DHCP expert, but you must admit it sounds logical.

FJP