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> | #*<pre> | ||
| − | DEVICE=eth0 | + | DEVICE=eth0 |
| − | BOOTPROTO=dhcp | + | BOOTPROTO=dhcp |
| − | HWADDR=00:E0:81:63:99:81 # This line is different for every card | + | HWADDR=00:E0:81:63:99:81 # This line is different for every card |
| − | ONBOOT=yes | + | ONBOOT=yes |
| − | TYPE=Ethernet | + | TYPE=Ethernet |
| − | DHCP_HOSTNAME={hostname} | + | DHCP_HOSTNAME={hostname} |
| − | USERCTL=no | + | USERCTL=no |
| − | PEERDNS=yes | + | PEERDNS=yes |
| − | IPV6INIT=no | + | IPV6INIT=no</pre> |
| − | </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 01:23, 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
