Providing host names via private IP addresses / DHCP

[Michael D. Setzer II]

I've got a machine currently running Fedora Core 1, and over the 
semester break I want upgrade it to FC3, and also get the machine 
to provide hostnames. Currenlty the machine has 9 ethernet ports, 
one connected to the college backbone, and the other 8 planned to 
go to 8 computer labs of 20 computer each. I have the DHCP setup 
to provide different blocks of IPs to each room off each port, 
192.168.1.x thru 192.168.8.x, but the systems don't get host names. 
The IPtables configuration provides web access, and even the FTP 
with the ip_tables entries, but not the host name. I am just looking to 
get the machines to have names like host1-100 or similar. Right 
now, the labs connect directly to the backbone with no firewall, and 
get names like host73-196.guamcc.net. 

My primary lab currently has multi-boot machines with 98/XP/FC2 or 
FC3, currently 12 with FC3 and 8 with FC2. 

Thanks.

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  Michael D. Setzer II -  Computer Science Instructor      
  Guam Community College  Computer Center                  
  mailto:mikes at kuentos.guam.net                            
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