How to setup hostname using dhcp on Ubuntu 8.10

rizwanrafique · 02-27-2009, 06:25 AM

Wonder how do I request username from dhcp on Ubuntu 8.10.

Here is what I have so far:

Packages dhcp3-client and dhcp3-common are installed.

/etc/dhclient.conf reads:

Code:

request subnet-mask, broadcast-address, time-offset, routers,
	domain-name, domain-name-servers, domain-search, host-name,
	netbios-name-servers, netbios-scope, interface-mtu;

I tried removing /etc/hostname and when system boots I get "(none)" as hostname.

All DHCP server configuration is fine and system is resolved from outside world but hostname on the machine can't be setup unless I use /etc/hostname and write the hostname in there.

I'm using NetworkManager with wired network.

Any clues?

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 02-27-2009, 10:58 PM

Do you mean you want to give your machine a hostname? Here's and easy to follow how-to: http://adminuser.wordpress.com/2008/...ian-or-ubuntu/

rizwanrafique · 02-28-2009, 02:11 PM

I would like to set the hostname *automatically* from dhcp/dns rather than putting it in /etc/hostname. It should pickup whatever name has been set for it in the dhcp/dns upon bootup or network start-up.

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 02-28-2009, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rizwanrafique

I would like to set the hostname *automatically* from dhcp/dns rather than putting it in /etc/hostname. It should pickup whatever name has been set for it in the dhcp/dns upon bootup or network start-up.

Ah ok, someone else has managed to achieve it. See here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=71587 jump down to post #6.