Re: DHCP server - map to host names?

From: John Howells (John.Howells@marconi.com)
Date: 04/17/03

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    From: John Howells <John.Howells@marconi.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 09:28:51 +0100

    LHradowy wrote:
    >
    > How would I set up the DHCP server to map ip's to the host names, currently
    > I am mapping to the MAC address. I am running currently SUN 5.7

    If the question is

    >>
    how can I set up the DHCP server so that a machine that has its name set
    to 'fred' always has the address '1.2.3.4' without having to set a
    static MAC address allocation in the network table, and so that even if
    the MAC address of 'fred' were to change it would still have the address
    '1.2.3.4' allocated
    <<

    I think the answer is you cannot. The DHCP server can only allocate
    dynamic or static addresses, and the latter can only be done against MAC
    address.

    John Howells

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