On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 11:51:55 +1100 Neil Dugan <debian@butterflystitches.com.au> wrote: > Hi I have a LAN with DHCP and DDNS running, I have just installed Debian > on one of the computers. This new computer isn't specifying a name when > doing the DHCP lookup, so the DDNS hasn't got a useful name for it to use. > > How do I specify a name for the computer to use with DHCP? > > There is a name in /etc/hosts > $> hostname > linux > $> > > Regards Neil. > > I had to set my machine's hostname in /etc/dhclient.conf to get it sent out. HTH -ol -- I will live forever, or die trying.
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