Make it possible again to let dhcp server set the client hostname
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dhcp3 (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
This is an important option for managed workstations like in universities and such.
In Hardy it was perfectly possible to let the dhcpserver set the clients hostname. In the server dhcpd.conf you can set hostnames for the clients like this:
host appel {
fixed-address appel.lorentz.
hardware ethernet 00:13:d4:c2:2a:de;
option host-name "appel";
}
of even easier:
use-host-decl-names on; # This tells the server to provide the name after host as a hostname to the client
host appel {
fixed-address appel.lorentz.
hardware ethernet 00:13:d4:c2:2a:de;
}
In Hardy the dhcp3-client package used to pick this up perfectly, and the client used to set its own hostname. Now in Karmic it no longer works. I have to remove dhcp3-client and replace it with dhcpc to get this functionality back.
| Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in dhcp3 (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| perpetualrabbit (perpetualrabbit) wrote Re: [Bug 523188] Re: Make it possible again to let dhcp server set the client hostname | #2 |
| Valentijn Sessink (valentijn) wrote | #3 |
| Valentijn Sessink (valentijn) wrote | #4 |
| Valentijn Sessink (valentijn) wrote | #5 |
Thanks for the bug report Ill have a look at this. If possible can you check to see if this is fixed on lucid?
Regards
chuck