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by **Clint Davi** » Sun, 11 Apr 1999 04:00:00

When I set my Solaris 7 up as client, I get my IP address assigned, BUT
my hostname gets set to "unknown". I have my name in the
hostname.elxl0 file but I still get unknown.

Also, DHCP adds this entry to host file:

<my IP address> unknown #Added by DHCP

My DHCP server is setup to not provide a hostname for clients.

Clint

by **Greg Andre** » Sun, 11 Apr 1999 04:00:00

>When I set my Solaris 7 up as client, I get my IP address assigned, BUT
> my hostname gets set to "unknown". I have my name in the
> hostname.elxl0 file but I still get unknown.

>Also, DHCP adds this entry to host file:

> <my IP address> unknown #Added by DHCP

>My DHCP server is setup to not provide a hostname for clients.

Don't put the hostname in /etc/hostname.elxl0.
Put it in /etc/nodename instead. (Don't just delete
your /etc/hostname.elxl0, though. Empty it out.)

IIRC, Solaris 7 will pick up the name in /etc/nodename
automatically when the DHCP server doesn't provide a
hostname.

If yours doesn't, then edit the /etc/rcS.d/S30rootusr.sh script.
Look for an if/then statement that has 'hostname="unknown"' in it.
On Solaris 2.6 it was around line 150 of the script. Comment out
that if/then statement (3 lines). The next set of statements will
read the /etc/nodename file for the hostname.

-Greg

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