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From: Philippe CASIDY <pcasidy@casidy.com>
Subject: Re: DCHP and server registration [SOLVED]
To: mcambria@avaya.com
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On  5 Jan, Cambria, Mike wrote:
> 
> Try adding:
> 
> 	interface "ed0" {
> 		send host-name "yourname";
> 	}
> 
> Note:  make sure ed0 is your DHCP interface.  Substitute your machine name
> for "yourname"
> 
> This works for me in the office.  Disclaimer:  My DHCP server requires
> clients to send their hostname so that Dynamic DNS can add the machine to
> DNS.  If your site doesn't work this way, this may not help.
> 
> MikeC
> 
> Michael C. Cambria              Avaya Inc.
>                                     Former Enterprise Networks Group of
> Lucent Technologies
>    Voice: (978) 287 - 2807      300 Baker Avenue
>      Fax: (978) 381 - 6415      Concord, Massachusetts 01742
> Internet: mcambria@avaya.com <mailto:mcambria@avaya.com> 
> 
> 

Thanks a lot Mile!

I have added the following lines in /etc/dhclient.conf

interface "ed0" {
	send host-name "Poledra";
}

and it works!

Thanks again.

Phil.




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