Le 04/02/2016 15:27, Wolfgang Mader a écrit : > Dear list, > I have a router which automatically identifies the devices connected > to it by their host name (its a FritzBox if that matters). However, > this does not work for all my arch-boxes. Thus, I get the feeling, I > am missing something in my network configuration. > > Usually, I edit /etc/hostname by putting just the hostname in there. > There is also the tool > hostnamectl set-hostname myhostname > which does the same. The arch wiki says, that the file also may > contain the domain, if any. How do I set a hostname with domain? Is it > just > hostnamectl set-hostname myhostname.domain > > Then, the arch wiki says, that it is a good idea to add the hostname > as alias for localhost in /etc/hosts. Do you do that? > > And last, which piece of information determines the computers name in > the network. Is it the hostname in /etc/hostname, or more likely the > aliases in /etc/hosts? Is there anything more I should configure? What matters is the DHCP request you arch system issue to your box. You should look at what hostname your DHCP client (dhclient/dhcpcd/whatever) sends. Here, with dhcpcd, its hostname content. Dunno for other ones. Bruno
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