On Sun, Jan 02, 2005 at 01:40:25AM +0100, Danesh Daroui wrote: > Peter Arremann wrote: > >On Saturday 01 January 2005 16:22, Danesh Daroui wrote: > > > > > >>I did change host name in system-config-network, but it is not still in > >>routers clients list and host name for my fedora machine is still blank, > >>is it important at all ? ... > >>Yeah, samba is installed in my LAN. > >Windows automatically updates a dns server if set through dhcp with the > >name (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q228803/) in such a configuration. > >Look at the manpage of dhclient.conf - especially the DYNAMIC DNS > >section... that setups the same in Linux. Can you tell us what network your windows machines are configuring themselves on. You may be seeing interactions with "APIPA" (Automatic Private IP Address). A hint is that 169.254.x.x addresses are being used. The good news is that the service that Windows leverages is available to you..... Did you tell us what router/DHCP server is involved. Do not confuse WINS names with Dynamic/DNS names. -- T o m M i t c h e l l spam unwanted email. SPAM, good eats, and a trademark of Hormel Foods.
