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Date:      18 Jul 1999 05:32:44 -0000
From:      vladimir@math.uic.edu
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   DHCP and DNS
Message-ID:  <19990718053244.9904.qmail@math.uic.edu>

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Hello, 

I am trying to configure freebsd machines on a subnet to use dhcp.  I
would like dhcpd on a server to perform a DNS resolution on a hostname
and return a corresponding IP/hostname pair to the client.    If I put
the following into /etc/dhcpd.conf:

group {
use-host-decl-names true;
get-lease-hostnames true;
host willie {
hardware ethernet 00:00:92:90:29:57;
fixed-address willie.math.uic.edu;
	}
}

then the hostname=willie and it's IP number is returned to the host
with the ethernet number 00:00:92:90:29:57.    How would I do the same
for a range of addresses?    I am trying to avoid specifying these
"host" declaration for every client.    This would allow me to keep DNS
info and dhcp-assigned IP/hostnames the same.  I tried this:

group {
use-host-decl-names true;
get-lease-hostnames true;

subnet 131.193.180.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
        range 131.193.180.100 131.193.180.104;
        range 131.193.180.107 131.193.180.250;
        max-lease-time 2592000;
        option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
        option broadcast-address 131.193.180.255;
        option routers 131.193.180.1;
	}
}

...and dhcpd returns an empty hostname to the client.   What am I missing?

Thanks!
	Vladimir
	vladimir@math.uic.edu






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