Dhcp client issue

[Ed Greshko]

Philip A. Prindeville wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I'm running FC12, updated on x86_64 hardware.
>
> My dhcp server is expecting my client (the FC12 box) to send a request with:
>
> option dhcp-client-identifier 01:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
>
> where XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX is the MAC address, and 01 is the type-code for
> Ethernet.
>
> Unfortunately, by default Fedora omits this option in the request.
>
> Is there an easy way to do this?  Like:
>
> interface "eth0" {
>     send dhcp-client-identifier hardware;
> }
>
>
> for instance?
>
>   
man dhclient.conf

Shows as a sample....

      interface "ep0" {
           send host-name "andare.fugue.com";
           send dhcp-client-identifier 1:0:a0:24:ab:fb:9c;
           send dhcp-lease-time 3600;
           supersede domain-search "fugue.com rc.vix.com home.vix.com"




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