Dear list, I have scoured the web and even read the generally helpful Chapter 10 - Network Configuration from Debian Reference http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-gateway.en.html, but I cannot figure out how to set hostname and domain using dhcp.
On my box, "Linux debian 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i586 unknown," DHCP works fine in that it gets an ip address and even an associated name for the computer, but "hostname" returns "debian", "hostname -d" returns nothing, and "hostname --fqdn" returns "debian". The computer is most frequently plugged into a campus network for long periods, and my preferred behavior for it would be that it gets the hostname and domain via DHCP and sets them. I cannot get a static ip address from the administrator. I am stuck with DHCP, but it would be helpful if the host and domain names were set from DHCP on bootup. I usually but *not always* get the same IP address and name, so I don't want to rely on setting /etc/hostname permanently. Isn't there an option for /etc/dhclient.conf that will set the system hostname and domain name after running dhcp? BTW, here is the first line of my dhclient: # $Id: dhclient.sh,v 1.1.1.1.2.1 2002/02/11 03:44:26 eparis Exp $ In my web browsing, I have seen some hacks, e.g., after starting the network in rcS.d, extract the hostname with ifconfig or even nslookup and then insert that text into /etc/hostname (which at the moment contains "debian"). This seems inelegant, but let me know if it's the only way. Best regards, Michael Michael Ash, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy Department of Economics and CPPA University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 Tel 413-545-6329 Fax 413-545-2921 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.umass.edu/maash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
