Steve wrote: > ---- "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Steve wrote: >>> Cool! Adding >>> >>> DHCP_HOSTNAME=yes >>> >>> to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 seems to have done >>> the trick. Now there is a longer pause during booting when it gets >>> to the Setting up eth0...[OK] line so I'm guessing it is waiting a >>> little longer to get an answer from the dhcp server. >>> Btw, where are the docs for the ifcfg-eth0 file syntax? There is >>> no man page for it. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Steve >>> >> /usr/share/doc/initscripts-8.86/sysconfig.txt > > Interesting! > First, I think the entry for PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT option may > explain what was happenning: > > "Without this option, or if it is 'no'/'0', and BOOTPROTO=dhcp, [and this was set] > dhclient is run for the interface in "one-shot" mode; if the > dhcp server does not respond for a configurable timeout, then > dhclient exits and the interface is not brought up - > the '-1' option is given to dhclient. > If PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT=yes, then dhclient will keep on trying > to contact the dhcp server when it does not respond - no '-1' > option is given to dhclient. Note: this disables the automatic > checking for the presence of a link before starting dhclient." > > I didn't have PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT in the configuration file so it > would seem that the server did not respond in time when the machine > was cold booted which explains why the hostname was not set but this > also says that the interface is not brought up and yet it was. > I do not think this is the problem. > The second thing is that there is no DHCP_HOSTNAME option listed > in the /usr/share/doc/initscripts-8.76.4/sysconfig.txt and yet it > DHCP_HOSTNAME="yes" seems to work evem though PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT is > still not set. > It should be set to the hostname you desire. I am surprised that it is not in the file. It is processed by the ifup-eth script. > The third thing is that something is creating a /etc/dhclient-eth0.conf file at boot time that contains this line: > > send host-name "yes"; # temporary RHL ifup addition > I am not sure what is creating it - I will have to look into it. > Obviously, my host name is not "yes" so this must be some > special, undocumented use of send host-name that make the > dhcp client get the hostname from the server. > I think it is causing the DHCP server to send the client a hostname. It is probably a "feature" of the server, rather then something with the client. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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