Re: dhcp evils

From: Neil Dugan (fedora_at_butterflystitches.com.au)
Date: 04/21/05

  • Next message: Neil Dugan: "Re: How to reference dynamic IP with named DNS" 
    To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:07:11 +1000

    On Tue, 2005-04-19 at 11:50 -0500, Michael Hennebry wrote:
    > On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, William Hooper wrote:
    > > Michael Hennebry wrote:
    > > [snip]
    > > > I did a find from / to fgrep for stmike.
    > > > Except for files in /home/hennebry I got
    > > > /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db
    > > > /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-eth0.leases
    > > [snip]
    > > > None of these seem like likely prospects.
    > >
    > > dhclient-eth0.leases screams relevant to me.
    >
    > I had thought so to until someone told me that
    > dhcp didn't provide hostnames.
    >

    dhcp can (if setup) set a default name if one isn't supplied when the
    host asks for the DHCP data.

    > Here it is:
    > lease {
    > interface "eth0";
    > fixed-address 24.117.45.226;
    > option subnet-mask 255.255.252.0;
    > option time-offset 0;
    > option routers 24.117.44.1;
    > option dhcp-lease-time 1209600;
    > option dhcp-message-type 5;
    > option domain-name-servers 24.116.209.232,24.116.0.202,24.116.212.232;
    > option dhcp-server-identifier 24.117.44.1;
    > option broadcast-address 255.255.255.255;
    > option host-name "stmike";
    > renew 5 2005/4/22 01:09:45;
    > rebind 4 2005/4/28 11:02:46;
    > expire 6 2005/4/30 05:02:46;
    > }
    >
    > Is this telling me that the client told the server that
    > the client's name is stmike, that the server told the
    > client that the client's name is stmike, or something else?
    >
    > --
    > Mike hennebry@web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu
    > "I AM DEATH, NOT TAXES. *I* ONLY TURN UP ONCE." -- Death
    >
    > 

    -- 
fedora-list mailing list
fedora-list@redhat.com
To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
  • Next message: Neil Dugan: "Re: How to reference dynamic IP with named DNS"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: My Server is not anymore seen on network plese help ?
      ... here is the client ipconfig. ... wich as adress 192.168.1.102 which it is not reachable for some reason ... As you can see the DHCP ... Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer ...
      (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
    • Re: Application Hang
      ... Back to DHCP, what about the client ipconfig without the DG ip address? ... When the old server crashed, it required a new motherboard and CPU. ... You should see at least,006 DNS servers, 003 Router. ...
      (microsoft.public.windows.server.networking)
    • Re: Windows Server 2003 DHCP server - Does not release IP Addresses
      ... on the SWITCH or the ROUTER. ... the clients will not know which server to go for DHCP REQUEST. ... And, if that Switch had some issues, how will the other DHCP server ... This error is usually received when the client booting up via PXE is ...
      (microsoft.public.windows.server.general)
    • Re: DHCP handles Naks one one vlan differently
      ... If the problem is on the network with the DHCP server, ... Frame 156 ... Your (client) IP address: 0.0.0.0 ...
      (comp.dcom.sys.cisco)
    • Re: Sending hostname with DHCP
      ... default route and the default dns host. ... Below is my /etc/resolv.conf created by the dhcp client. ... > This seems to depend on the client as much as the server. ...
      (Fedora)