Kam Leo wrote: >> > On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 01:10:53 -0600, Christopher J. Bottaro >> > > Thanks for the great reply. I have a couple of problems though... >> > > >> > > It seems my router does what I want (I think). It it setup as a DHCP >> > > server. I have 3 computers: >> > > semaphore (linux) >> > > mutex (winxp) >> > > mobile (linux, wireless) >> > > When I go to "connected devices" in my router setup, I see 3 entries: >> > > --- 192.168.1.100 >> > > SEMAPHORE 192.168.1.101 >> > > --- 192.168.1.102 >> > > Problem number 1: Why isn't mutex and mobile giving their hostnames >> > > to the router? >> > > Problem number 2: "ping semaphore" from mutex (the winxp machine) >> > > works, >> > > but "ping semaphore" from mobile gives me "unknown host". What is up >> > > with >> > > that? Why can the win32 machine resolve semaphore properly and the >> > > linux machine doesn't? >> > > >> > > Its a Netgear WGR614v5 router, btw. >> > > >> > > Thanks for the help, I can't wait to get this problem licked...I've >> > > been wanting to solve it for a long time. >> > > >> > >> > Verify following are in /etc/sysconfig/network in each of your linux >> > boxes: >> > >> > # /etc/sysconfig/network >> > NETWORKING=yes >> > HOSTNAME=hostname_of_your_system >> > >> >> I forgot to mention that you should also verify in /etc/hosts that you >> have the hostname as an alias for address 127.0.0.1 . >> > > It's getting really late and I'm not thinking as clearly as I should. > Need to get to bed. > > You also need to check /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. > Change eth0 to eth1 or whatever your network connection to dhcp is. > > #/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > DEVICE=eth0 > BOOTPROTO=dhcp > ONBOOT=yes > TYPE=Ethernet > DHCP_HOSTNAME=hostname_of_your_system > > DHCP_HOSTNAME should be there. If not add it. This should do the trick. > > I believe that DHCP_NAME is set up by kudzu when you do your install > of Fedora; however, the setup is easy to miss. > >> > Get your router to refresh its status and see if the names appear. >> > >> > -- Kam Leo > [root@mobile ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network NETWORKING=yes HOSTNAME=mobile [root@mobile ~]# cat /etc/hosts # Do not remove the following line, or various programs # that require network functionality will fail. 127.0.0.1 mobile localhost.localdomain localhost [root@mobile ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlcjb # Please read /usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt # for the documentation of these parameters. IPV6INIT=no ONBOOT=no USERCTL=yes PEERDNS=yes GATEWAY= TYPE=Wireless DEVICE=eth1 HWADDR= BOOTPROTO=dhcp NETMASK= DHCP_HOSTNAME=mobile IPADDR= DOMAIN= ESSID=CJB CHANNEL=1 MODE=Managed RATE=Auto I even reserved an local IP address for it in my router setup, *giving* it the device name as "mobile". Still, when I ifup that device, it's name comes up blank in my router's "connected devices" tab (it *is* there, it just doesn't have a name associated with it). Any ideas on my second problem? My other machine's name, semaphore, does show up in my router's "connected devices" tab. I can "ping semaphore" from my windows box, but from my other linux box: [root@mobile ~]# ping semaphore ping: unknown host semaphore Thanks again for the help, I really appreciate it.
