host name in fc

[Kam Leo]

On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 16:35:25 -0500, Peter Arremann <loony at loonybin.org> 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.
> 
> I don't see if you already answered the question, but are you using the router
> as your dhcp and dns server right?
> 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.
> 
> Peter.
> 

Check the Fedora-List archive for December 28 and this subject "How to
reach a computer by hostname on a LAN?".   It pretty much covers DHCP
settings for a NIC or wireless interface.