setting $HOSTNAME during install

Bert De Vuyst bert.devuyst at intec.rug.ac.be
Mon Oct 28 13:27:44 CET 2002


On Monday 28 October 2002 13:20, Thomas Lange wrote:
> >>>>> On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 12:36:47 +0100, Bert De Vuyst
> >>>>>
>     > Hello,
>     >
>     > When you boot a FAI floppy, it sets HOSTNAME=ip-number.  The
>
> Did you use the hn tag in your /etc/bootptab ?
> If not, the IP address will be send by the BOOTP server, instead of
> the hostname.

I will look at it, but I forgot to say I'm using DHCP.

Bert.



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