host name in fc

[Danesh Daroui]

Kam Leo wrote:

>On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 16:35:25 -0500, Peter Arremann <loony at loonybin.org> wrote:
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>>On Saturday 01 January 2005 16:22, Danesh Daroui wrote:
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>>>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.
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>>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.
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>>Peter.
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>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.
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Yes I will. Thank you for the tip.