Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:11:22 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: joerg@britannica.bec.de Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFE] dhclient(8) should send hostname Message-ID: <441B09DA.1010902@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20060317151220.GA26987@britannica.bec.de> References: <200603171502.k2HF2IV3086523@pinky.frank-behrens.de> <20060317151220.GA26987@britannica.bec.de>
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joerg@britannica.bec.de wrote: >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. > > it would certainly make life easier sometimes. >Joerg >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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