Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:12:20 +0100 From: joerg@britannica.bec.de To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFE] dhclient(8) should send hostname Message-ID: <20060317151220.GA26987@britannica.bec.de> In-Reply-To: <200603171502.k2HF2IV3086523@pinky.frank-behrens.de> References: <200603171502.k2HF2IV3086523@pinky.frank-behrens.de>
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On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 04:02:17PM +0100, Frank Behrens wrote: > I propose a change, that dhclient sends always the current hostname > to the server, the value can be overwritten in dhclient.conf. I see > no negative impact, because the server has always the possibility to > reject the name and to choose another one. It would simplify the > setup and lead to the same behaviour as in other (operating) systems. > A possible (I'm sure not the best) solution I appended as attachment. I object this, since it is one of the most annoying default behaviours of Windows. It is the first thing I disable on all clients -- I have a static name mapping, why should I update the DNS zone? Quite frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if the number of zones where the host update request is ignored far outweights the number of configurations where it is wanted. At least Bind sometimes like to whine about it. Joerg
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