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: | ||
| − | #*<pre> | + | #*<pre>DEVICE=eth0 |
| − | + | #*<pre>BOOTPROTO=dhcp | |
| − | + | #*<pre>HWADDR=00:E0:81:63:99:81 # This line is different for every card | |
| − | + | #*<pre>ONBOOT=yes | |
| − | + | #*<pre>TYPE=Ethernet | |
| − | + | #*<pre>DHCP_HOSTNAME={hostname} | |
| − | + | #*<pre>USERCTL=no | |
| − | + | #*<pre>PEERDNS=yes | |
| − | + | #*<pre>IPV6INIT=no</pre> | |
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#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 01:24, 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
- <pre>BOOTPROTO=dhcp
- <pre>HWADDR=00:E0:81:63:99:81 # This line is different for every card
- <pre>ONBOOT=yes
- <pre>TYPE=Ethernet
- <pre>DHCP_HOSTNAME={hostname}
- <pre>USERCTL=no
- <pre>PEERDNS=yes
- <pre>IPV6INIT=no
- Save and exit.
- Next, type in the following on the command promt to set hostname:
hostname {hostname}.hypersecuresolutions.com
