Linux host name visible to Windows boxes

Hi -

I setup a Linux box on an NT network. I am able to obtain an IP address
using dhcp and I can ping/dig systems on our network and outside our
firewall. Systems on our network can ping the Linux box using its IP
address. However, the same systems can not use the Linux box's host name
(defined in /etc/host).

What else do I need to set in order for other systems to find the Linux
system using its host name instead of just the IP address? It 'feels' like
I need to let the dhcp server know my host name when I ask for an IP
address.

Thanks for the help!

Gary

Got it.

I put the line

send host-name "my-host-name";

in the file /etc/declined.conf





Gary N. wrote in message news:bdt6qv$or4$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi -
>
> I setup a Linux box on an NT network. I am able to obtain an IP address
> using dhcp and I can ping/dig systems on our network and outside our
> firewall. Systems on our network can ping the Linux box using its IP
> address. However, the same systems can not use the Linux box's host name
> (defined in /etc/host).
>
> What else do I need to set in order for other systems to find the Linux
> system using its host name instead of just the IP address? It 'feels'
like
> I need to let the dhcp server know my host name when I ask for an IP
> address.
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> Gary
>
>
>

On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 17:51:57 -0600, "Gary N." <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Hi -
>
>I setup a Linux box on an NT network. I am able to obtain an IP address
>using dhcp and I can ping/dig systems on our network and outside our
>firewall. Systems on our network can ping the Linux box using its IP
>address. However, the same systems can not use the Linux box's host name
>(defined in /etc/host).
>
>What else do I need to set in order for other systems to find the Linux
>system using its host name instead of just the IP address? It 'feels' like
>I need to let the dhcp server know my host name when I ask for an IP
>address.
>
>Thanks for the help!
>
>Gary
>
>

Gary,

More info.

What is your dhcp client software on Linux? Is it dhcpcd, pump,
dhclient or other?

For instance, in dhcpcd you might have to add the "-h hostname"
switch. If it is dhclient, look at man dhclient.conf. I think "send
host-name hostname" is what you might be looking for.

Rich Piotrowski

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