On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:45:48 -0600, Christopher J. Bottaro <cjbottaro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Try changing ONBOOT to "yes" in ifcfg-wlcjb, reboot your wireless, and see if your router picks it up.
