my dhcp

[Alma J Wetzker]

Net Llama! wrote:
> On Thu, 13 May 2004, Keith Antoine wrote:
> 
>>On Thu, 13 May 2004 01:07 am, M.W. Chang wrote:
>>
>>>>I've never used mandrake, but on redhat, interfaces cn be set to come up
>>>>automatically on bootup based on the ONBOOT setting in
>>>>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
>>>
>>>same as in Caldera openlinux.
>>>
>>
>>Ok this is what is in that interface file, "ifcfg-eth0:
>>
>>DEVICE=eth0
>>BOOTPROTO=dhcp
>>ONBOOT=yes
>>MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes
>>NEEDHOSTNAME=yes
>>
>>I have no idea what the 4th line means, the last line I do not think that I
> 
> 
> MII = Media Independent Interface.  Most fast ethernet adapters  use  an
> MII to autonegotiate link speed and duplex setting.
> 
> 
>>supplied a hostname, but I never have previously. I also do not see dhcp on a
>>'locate', where is it supposed to be ?
> 
> 
> 'dhcp' is not a file, its a variable.  I'd suggest changing NEEDHOSTNAME
> to no.

I assume that the NEEDHOSTNAME is what will pass the hostname to the dhcp 
server so that you have a name associated with a MAC address.  Without it you 
will get a blank entry in the dhcp client list.  Annoying.  (IMBW)

     -- Alma