All works now. In addition to send host-name "Linux" I also added (uncommented)
lease { option host-name "Linux"; } Lance On Sat, 2001-12-29 at 23:40, Michael Heldebrant wrote: > On Fri, 2001-12-28 at 10:27, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > > No, the actual name is a single word with no spaces. > > > > send hostname "Linux" > > > > Lance > > > > On Fri, 2001-12-28 at 09:34, Casper Gielen wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 04:53:17PM -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > > > > I am using a Linksys router with DHCP. I can obtain an IP and > > > > everything works fine but when I examine the Client's table in > > > > the Linksys router the Linux computer has no name "Linux Box" to > > > > identify it. > > > > > > > > I went into the dhclient.conf file and uncommented > > > > > > > > send hostname "Linux Box" > > > > > > > > > > Just a wild guess, but try leaving out the space. Spaces are not allowed > > > in hostnames. > > Has the current lease expired? Have you forced a renew for the lease? > If you haven't I doubt any chages you make will be reflected by the > Linksys DHCP server until you get a new lease from it. > > --mike > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >