Re: Setting hostname with DHCP

2003-10-26 Thread Michael Ash
> > > The dhclient script is broken; it doesn't do the > > > hostname [or domain] properly. It is probably > > > fixable, but that script is a big mess. > > > > Should I move to a different DHCP-client program? > > Your message indicated that you were using dhcp-client. Let me > recommend dhcp3-

Re: Setting hostname with DHCP

2003-10-23 Thread Michael Ash
Dear List and Vineet, I began: > > 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.

Setting hostname with DHCP

2003-10-22 Thread Michael Ash
ich 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