Difference between revisions of "Enabling Client DHCP"
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#*<pre> vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 | #*<pre> vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 | ||
#Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to look like the following: | #Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to look like the following: | ||
| − | + | DEVICE=eth0 | |
| − | + | BOOTPROTO=dhcp | |
| − | + | HWADDR=00:E0:81:63:99:81 # This line is different for every card | |
| − | + | ONBOOT=yes | |
| − | + | TYPE=Ethernet | |
| − | + | DHCP_HOSTNAME={hostname} | |
| − | + | USERCTL=no | |
| − | + | PEERDNS=yes | |
| − | + | IPV6INIT=no | |
| − | + | *Save and exit. | |
| − | + | Next, type in the following on the command promt to set hostname: | |
| − | + | hostname {hostname}.hypersecuresolutions.com | |
| + | |||
| + | </pre> | ||
Revision as of 01:27, 19 March 2006
Enabling DHCP with Hostname
- To set the hostname, do the following:
vi /etc/sysconfig/network
- Edit /etc/sysconfig/network to look like the following:
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME={hostname}.hypersecuresolutions.com
- Save and exit.
- Then edit your ifcfg-eth0 config file with the following command:
vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
- Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to look like the following:
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
HWADDR=00:E0:81:63:99:81 # This line is different for every card
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
DHCP_HOSTNAME={hostname}
USERCTL=no
PEERDNS=yes
IPV6INIT=no
- Save and exit.
Next, type in the following on the command promt to set hostname:
hostname {hostname}.hypersecuresolutions.com
