Re: Nodename issue

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Date	2015-04-07 19:05 -0400
From	Gary <nobody@nomail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.sun.admin
Subject	Re: Nodename issue
References	<cofc56Fu87rU1@mid.individual.net> <mg0inc$57e$2@remote5bge0.ripco.com> <Pine.GSO.4.64.1504071531220.423@new-host-3>

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I think you're up against the DHCP server renaming the box. I've
never had good luck with DHCP. You might see if you can configure
the DHCP server with a reserved name and IP for your MAC. Other
than that, reserve the MAC/IP in the DHCP server and set a static
IP on the Sun.

mmoel wrote:

> Thats what I expected to work too. After reboot
> the entry always is reset to 'new-host-3' by the
> system.
> A comparison with a backup of /etc shows that any
> occurence of the workstations given name now has
> changed to 'new-host-3', except in file 'nodename'.
>
> Michael
>
> On Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Bruce Esquibel wrote:
>
> > Michael Moeller <mmoel@t-online.de> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >
> >> in the course of a network expansion I had to connect an SS5,
> >> Sol 2.6, to a new subrouter.
> >
> >> Oddly enough, a first trial using 'route add default <NEW IP>'
> >> followed by 'ifconfig le0 auto-dhcp' failed, so I changed the
> >> routers address in /etc/defaultrouter and did a reboot.
> >
> >> This worked but the machine changed its name to 'new-host-3',
> >> which is undesirable. /etc/nodename still contains the right
> >> name, though.
> >
> >> Where do I miss something?
> >
> > My WAG is /etc/hosts
> >
> > Something like:
> >
> > 192.168.1.123 whatever.domain.com   whatever
> >
> > with the IP address of the machine should fix it using 2.6.
> >
> > -bruce
> > bje@ripco.com
> >

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  Re: Nodename issue Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2015-04-07 12:31 +0000
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      Re: Nodename issue Gary <nobody@nomail.com> - 2015-04-07 19:05 -0400
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                Re: Nodename issue Casper H.S. Dik <Casper.Dik@OrSPaMcle.COM> - 2015-04-09 11:27 +0000
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