Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:34:09 GMT From: Anton Shterenlikht <as@cmplx.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: how to set hostname on a cable line? Message-ID: <201803211834.w2LIY9Jh059885@jail0199.vps.exonetric.net>
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I cannot seem to set hostname
correctly on a home laptop,
which has a wireless connection
to a cable router.
How do I do it?
I have
hostname=""
ifconfig_wlan0="SYNCDHCP WPA"
in /etc/rc.conf
According to rc.conf(5):
If dhclient(8) is used to set the hostname via DHCP, this
variable should be set to an empty string.
But I still get empty hostname after boot:
# hostname
#
# cat /var/db/dhclient.leases.wlan0
lease {
interface "wlan0";
fixed-address 192.168.1.104;
next-server 192.168.1.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option routers 192.168.1.1;
option domain-name-servers 194.168.4.100,194.168.8.100;
option host-name "00215c5068c3";
option domain-name "cable.virginmedia.net";
option dhcp-lease-time 86400;
option dhcp-message-type 5;
option dhcp-server-identifier 192.168.1.1;
option dhcp-renewal-time 43200;
option dhcp-rebinding-time 75600;
renew 4 2018/3/22 07:21:14;
rebind 4 2018/3/22 16:21:14;
expire 4 2018/3/22 19:21:14;
}
# cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Generated by resolvconf
search cable.virginmedia.net
nameserver 194.168.4.100
nameserver 194.168.8.100
Does that help me?
I cannot run MPI programs without having a correct
hostname, i.e. I should be able to do ssh `hostname`.
What am I missing?
Thanks
Anton
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