setting $HOSTNAME during install

Bert De Vuyst bert.devuyst at intec.rug.ac.be
Tue Oct 29 10:49:28 CET 2002


> Put this line somewhere in the beginning of /etc/dhcpd.conf:
>
> use-host-decl-names on;
I did switch it on.

> Then you make one section for each host in your network like this:
>
> host YourFavouriteHostname {
>     hardware ethernet xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx;
> ### in cas you need this:
> #   fixed-address 10.0.0.2;
> }
Every DHCP IP-number does have a DNS record.
But it still doesn't work. I guess I made some mistake, but at this moment I 
can't find anything in my logfiles.

Thanks for you help,

Bert.



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