Re: dhcp and debian install
Michael Heldebrant, 2001-Oct-25 00:08 -0500:
> On Wed, 2001-10-24 at 22:42, Timothy Ryder wrote:
> > I am trying to install debian and am having a problem. My cable modem
> provider requires that I pass a computer name to them to use dhcp. With
> most other distros I would type /sbin/dhcpcd -h <computername>, but with
> debian I can't. How can i pass the computer name during install to the
> dhcp client.
>
> Which dhcp client are you using dhcpcd or pump or dhcp-client? The
> first two can use the option hostname in your /etc/network/interfaces
> file. The following information from is from man interfaces:
> I use dhcp-client and edited the config file by hand after reading up on
> how to do it properly.
>
> --mike
I use dhcp-client and my /etc/dhclient.conf file consists of only a single
line:
send host-name "hostname";
This works perfectly with my cable provider.
--
Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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