Re: kernel newer than 2.6.17 on qube

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

Gerald Waugh wrote:
> 
> > The original message was just useless to me, it didn't
> > described any problem.
> 
> Here is what syslog says when the target RaQ connects to the dhcp server
>   Note the host unknown which is the dhcp/nameserver
>   I note that /etc/resolv.conf does not get a nameserver
>   should have: "nameserver i92.168.0.55" When testing with other
> workstations on the net.
> 
> Dec 19 13:29:29 debi dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:10:e0:00:c8:20 via eth1
> Dec 19 13:29:29 debi dhcpd: i92.168.0.55: host unknown. Dec 19 13:29:29
> debi dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.0.149 to 00:10:e0:00:c8:20 via eth1 Dec
> 19 13:29:32 debi dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.0.149 (192.168.0.55)
> from 00:10:e0:00:c8:20 via eth1 Dec 19 13:29:32 debi dhcpd: DHCPACK on
> 192.168.0.149 to 00:10:e0:00:c8:20 via eth1
> 
> My dhcpd.conf looks like:
> ==============
> subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>   range 192.168.0.150 192.168.0.155;
>   next-server 192.168.0.55;
>   option routers 192.168.0.55;
>   option domain-name-servers i92.168.0.55;
                               ^
...
>   option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255;
>   option ip-forwarding on;
> }
> 
> host cobalt {
>     hardware ethernet 00:10:e0:0:c8:20;
>     fixed-address 192.168.0.149;
>     option domain-name-servers i92.168.0.55;
                                 ^

This typo (i instead of 1) lets the dhcp server look for a hostname
instead of the ip address.


Thiemo