Re: Setting hostname by DHCP

From: Eric (Marga_Eric_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/01/03 

Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 11:24:48 GMT

"ytramblay" <y.tramblay@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:3f51e997.11231179@news.free.fr...
> Hi,
>
> I would like to install linux in dual boot with Win2k on the machines of 2
> computer labs classroom.
> To install my Win2k machines, i'm using an imaging software like Ghost
> (Powerquest Deploy center).
> I would like to install the linux machines this way, but there is the
problem of
> the hostname (it will be the same for all the machines cloned).
>
> Is it a good solution to attrib a hostname for each machines by my DHCP
server
> (setting one hostname per machine with the MAC adress, and IP with dhcp) ?
>
> Do you have any advice or information on you rown experience ?
>
> thank you.
>
> Yves.
>

vi /etc/sysconfig/network
(add at the bottom the line:)
DHCP_HOSTNAME=the_host_name_you_want
(save)

restart the network
service network restart

. . . . should work on RH9

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