HOSTNAME = IP with PXE boot?

[Michael Tautschnig]

> It might have something to do with the way I install the machines too.
> I give it a hostname 'disp01', but use the vctemp address for installation.
> This is because I install machines on a seperate network and have them renumber
> during the installation process (by having hostname.var set the new IP, GATEWAYS, etc)
>
> Again, this method works fine when booting from a boot-CD, but with PXE it doesn't seem
> to work. The DHCP server doesn't give out any (parsing) errors or anything when starting,
> it only gives out the strange error messages if I do a "255.255.255.255:autoconf". When
> I add an IPAPPEND 1 instead, the error message is gone, and according to the logs everything
> seems fine. However, the HOSTNAME variable is incorrect. All other variables, such as DOMAIN,
> IP, GATEWAYS are set correctly (but not with the new values, since it obviously can't parse
> the hostname.var). HOSTNAME is set to the first part of the IP (145 in our case) and the
> CLASS list also mentions a "145" class.
>
IMHO the point is some magic option in the kernel that usually a 
configured ip-networking (by pxe) is accepted and never again changed 
(e.g. by enabling bootp in the kernel) ; furthermore the question is: what 
did you enable in the kernel: bootp and/or dhcp ?

Michael