From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 21 01:39:32 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 933C41065679 for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:39:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net) Received: from mailhub.rachie.is-a-geek.net (rachie.is-a-geek.net [66.230.99.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6234B8FC08 for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:39:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smoochies.rachie.is-a-geek.net (mailhub.rachie.is-a-geek.net [192.168.2.11]) by mailhub.rachie.is-a-geek.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 073717E818; Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:39:43 -0800 (AKDT) From: Mel Flynn To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:39:25 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.12.1 (FreeBSD/8.0-RC1; KDE/4.3.1; i386; ; ) References: <20090920191928.GA1537@teddy.fas.com> In-Reply-To: <20090920191928.GA1537@teddy.fas.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200909210339.26453.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> Cc: stan Subject: Re: DHCP client questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:39:32 -0000 On Sunday 20 September 2009 21:19:28 stan wrote: > I have several machines (such as a mailserver) which _MUST_ have fixed > names. I have played around with /etc/dhcllient.conf, but not managed to > get this working. I can get IP addresses, and various things such as > default routers, and DNS servers, but I have not managed to get the > suggested name put in their DNS. Ok, I know you're trying to make clear what your problem is, but it's still not. So, let's try step by step,, using a FreeBSD mailserver as the example: 1) Does the mailserver have a fixed HOSTNAME or can the HOSTNAME change if the DHCP server wants it to? 2) When you say "but I have not managed to get the suggested name put in their DNS", does this mean you expect the FreeBSD mailserver to enter itself into the Microsoft DNS? Or can you not get the FreeBSD mailserver to name itself according to what the DHCP server tells them to? -- Mel