[NBLUG/talk] hostname question

jezra jezra at jezra.net
Thu Jan 17 16:29:47 PST 2013


Check your /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf file to make sure the system's host
name is being sent to the dhcp server. I believe the default
configuration comments out the 'send host-name "hostname";' line with a
'#'.

On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:08:33 -0800
s smith <sjs at sonic.net> wrote:

> Hi all.  I have three linux systems and an XP system on my in-house
> net.
> 
> One of the systemhost names doesn't show up in the DNS table on my 
> router. The odd system is on Debian squeeze.  hostname gives the
> correct name.  /etc/hosts is right.  It's been this way since the
> original install.  What else do I have to do?
> 
> Thanks
> SteveS.
> 
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