Difference between revisions of "Enabling Client DHCP"
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#Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to look like the following: | #Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to look like the following: | ||
#*<pre>DEVICE=eth0 | #*<pre>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</pre> | |
#Save and exit. | #Save and exit. | ||
#Next, type in the following on the command promt to set hostname: | #Next, type in the following on the command promt to set hostname: | ||
#*<pre> hostname {hostname}.hypersecuresolutions.com</pre> | #*<pre> hostname {hostname}.hypersecuresolutions.com</pre> | ||
Revision as of 01:21, 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:
- <pre>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
