Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 12:44:36 +1000 From: Rob B <rbyrnes@ozemail.com.au> To: "Grant Cooper" <grant.cooper@nucleus.com> Cc: "FreeBSD Question Mailing List" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: DHCP, hostname . domain, my bought hostname Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020724123627.01c46a60@pop.ozemail.com.au> In-Reply-To: <000d01c231a6$5f717b40$040a0a0a@valley.net> References: <20020723002605.L83797-100000@216-164-225-145.c3-0.wth-ubr2.sbo-wth.ma.cable.rcn.com>
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At 03:36 23/07/2002, Grant Cooper sent this up the stick: >I am using my home computer that uses a DHCP. In /etc/rc.conf my hostname is >automatically entered. I realize this is the name of my computer given to me >from my ISP. I purchased my domain kooper.ca. Should I change the hostname >in /etc/rc.conf to hostname="dell.kooper.ca". If not, what would this be >used for? I'm sure I should change it. I am attempting to install qmail >again. I'm not near a FreeBSD box at the moment, but if you have a look at "man dhclient.conf" or "man dhcp-options", there is a supersede option that allows you to use a locally configured option rather than the one specified by the dhcp server Cheers, Rob -- Academy: A modern school where football is taught. [15200.8 km (8207.8 mi), 262.8 deg](Apparent) Rennerian This is random quote 130 of a collection of 1254 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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