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
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