Re: SUCESSFUL INSTALL - was [Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation]

2022-06-02 Thread Curt
wledge of DHCP. People do usually suggest that you don't put your question in the Subject line but rather in the body. Of course, "Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation" isn't a question, either (not that I understand what the dhcp hostname could possibly

Re: SUCESSFUL INSTALL - was [Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation]

2022-06-02 Thread David Wright
On Thu 02 Jun 2022 at 08:53:12 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 05/31/2022 08:13 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > I'm using firmware-11.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso to install Debian onto > > a Lenovo T510 [Thinkpad]. > > > > I know the netinstaller works on this laptop as I have done a > > successful in

SUCESSFUL INSTALL - was [Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation]

2022-06-02 Thread Richard Owlett
On 05/31/2022 08:13 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: I'm using firmware-11.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso to install Debian onto a Lenovo T510 [Thinkpad]. I know the netinstaller works on this laptop as I have done a successful install when within range of of local library's wifi and the installer is success

Re: Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation

2022-06-01 Thread David Wright
On Wed 01 Jun 2022 at 06:32:07 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 05/31/2022 11:20 PM, David Wright wrote: > > On Tue 31 May 2022 at 14:00:51 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > > > On 05/31/2022 11:13 AM, David Wright wrote: > > > > On Tue 31 May 2022 at 08:13:57 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > [

Re: Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation

2022-06-01 Thread Brian
On Wed 01 Jun 2022 at 06:32:07 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: [...] > As stated in this post the particular machine is dedicated to > EXPERIMENTATION. The goal of the experimentation is to be able to describe > how the Debian installation process could simultaneously be simpler and more > versatile

Re: Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation

2022-06-01 Thread Richard Owlett
On 05/31/2022 02:00 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: *SNIP* I am doing a fresh install from home using an Alcatel Linkzone to connect to my T-mobile account. I have had no problems doing this with standard netinstallers. ? That seems to be a new interpretation of the thread: https://lists.debian.

Re: Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation

2022-06-01 Thread Richard Owlett
read might be something about official vs firmware rather than, say wifi vs ethernet in the normal scenario, or wifi vs some sort of ?USB link in your case. No ;/ I tried to succinctly state MY topic in the Subject line. When The DHCP auto-detection during install fails, "How do I manually discov

Re: Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation

2022-05-31 Thread David Wright
On Tue 31 May 2022 at 14:00:51 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 05/31/2022 11:13 AM, David Wright wrote: > > On Tue 31 May 2022 at 08:13:57 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > > > I'm using firmware-11.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso to install Debian onto a > > > Lenovo T510 [Thinkpad]. > > > > ✓ > > > >

Re: Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation

2022-05-31 Thread Richard Owlett
On 05/31/2022 11:13 AM, David Wright wrote: On Tue 31 May 2022 at 08:13:57 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: I'm using firmware-11.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso to install Debian onto a Lenovo T510 [Thinkpad]. ✓ I know the netinstaller works on this laptop as I have done a successful install when withi

Re: Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation

2022-05-31 Thread David Wright
On Tue 31 May 2022 at 08:13:57 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > I'm using firmware-11.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso to install Debian onto a > Lenovo T510 [Thinkpad]. ✓ > I know the netinstaller works on this laptop as I have done a > successful install when within range of of local library's wifi and >

Discovering DHCP hostname during original system installation

2022-05-31 Thread Richard Owlett
I'm using firmware-11.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso to install Debian onto a Lenovo T510 [Thinkpad]. I know the netinstaller works on this laptop as I have done a successful install when within range of of local library's wifi and the installer is successfully detecting multiple local wifi sources.

How to set "using dhcp hostname"?

2007-06-12 Thread Magicloud Magiclouds
configure dhcp hostname. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Sam Halliday
Mark Ferlatte wrote: > Sam Halliday said on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 09:57:42PM +: > > must have installed debian a loong time ago when it still had to use > > wrappers for dhclient2 and dhclient3... now its just > > /etc/dhclient-script, and i really DO NOT want to edit debian > > scripts; i would

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Mark Ferlatte
Sam Halliday said on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 09:57:42PM +: > must have installed debian a loong time ago when it still had to use > wrappers for dhclient2 and dhclient3... now its just > /etc/dhclient-script, and i really DO NOT want to edit debian scripts; i > would do it in a local script iff i

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Sam Halliday
Mark Ferlatte wrote: > Sam Halliday: > > i am on a DHCP-served network and the server will always give out a > > hostname, but debian completely ignores that hostname; preferring > > instead to use the hostname "debian" which it set up during the > > initial install. > Something you could try (it's

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Brian Brazil
On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 07:22:56PM +, Sam Halliday wrote: > hi there, > > ok, i know there have been many bugs (for some reason, all closed) > applied against this issue... but i have found no solution at all to it > in either the archives nor the bug reports, and i was wondering if > someone

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Sam Halliday
Harland Christofferson wrote: [snip] > you know, you can change the hostname of the machine locally : > /etc/hostname > also, will nees to change localhost stuff: > /etc/hosts thanks, but thats not really what i mean... if the DHCP server tells the client what its hostname is (as the rest of the w

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Mark Ferlatte
Sam Halliday said on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 07:22:56PM +: > ok, i know there have been many bugs (for some reason, all closed) > applied against this issue... but i have found no solution at all to it > in either the archives nor the bug reports, and i was wondering if > someone could help: > >

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Harland Christofferson
At Friday, 13 February 2004, Sam Halliday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Sam Halliday wrote: >[snip] >> i am on a DHCP-served network and the server will always give out a >> hostname, but debian completely ignores that hostname; preferring >> instead to use the hostname "debian" which it set up duri

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Mark
On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 07:22:56PM +, Sam Halliday wrote: > > "correct debian way" and also, i would be very interested to hear why > setting the host/domainname from the DHCP server is not the default. Personally, I don't like the names of hosts to change. I use the names to identify the ma

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Sam Halliday
Sam Halliday wrote: [snip] > i am on a DHCP-served network and the server will always give out a > hostname, but debian completely ignores that hostname; preferring > instead to use the hostname "debian" which it set up during the > initial install. [snip] apologies all! /etc/dhcpc/config allo

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Sam Halliday
Harland Christofferson wrote: > Sam Halliday wrote: [snip] > >i am on a DHCP-served network and the server will always give out a > >hostname, but debian completely ignores that hostname [snip] > can't you do this in /etc/dhcpd.conf? i think you have to assign > a fixed ip addres ... something lin

Re: DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Harland Christofferson
At Friday, 13 February 2004, Sam Halliday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >hi there, > >ok, i know there have been many bugs (for some reason, all closed) >applied against this issue... but i have found no solution at all to it >in either the archives nor the bug reports, and i was wondering if >someon

DHCP hostname

2004-02-13 Thread Sam Halliday
hi there, ok, i know there have been many bugs (for some reason, all closed) applied against this issue... but i have found no solution at all to it in either the archives nor the bug reports, and i was wondering if someone could help: i am on a DHCP-served network and the server will always give