host name in fc

[Kam Leo]

On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 07:33:12 +0000, Robert Slade
<fedora at bathnetworks.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-01-02 at 00:40, Danesh Daroui wrote:
> > Peter Arremann wrote:
> >
> > >On Saturday 01 January 2005 16:22, Danesh Daroui wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>I did change host name in system-config-network, but it is not still in
> > >>routers clients list and host name for my fedora machine is still blank,
> > >>is it important at all ?
> > >>Yeah, samba is installed in my LAN.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >I don't see if you already answered the question, but are you using the router
> > >as your dhcp and dns server right?
> > >Windows automatically updates a dns server if set through dhcp with the name
> > >(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q228803/) in such a configuration. Look at
> > >the manpage of dhclient.conf - especially the DYNAMIC DNS section... that
> > >setups the same in Linux.
> > >
> > >Peter.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Well, I think my router acts only as a DHCP server and not DNS server.
> > However, its roll is a DNS proxy which re-send all DNS queries to my
> > ISP's DNS server. If I am wrong please correct me.
> >
> 
> I have a network that uses DHCP, and the server is a W2k machine. I have
> noticed that a linux box does not work with W2k DHCP properly ( it gets
> an IP but the DNS is not updated) and I have to allocate a static IP.
> However a W2k or XP box does work with a Linux based DHCP (the DNS is
> updated automatically). Don't know if this helps, but it looks like a
> similar problem.
> 
> Rob
> 
Have you tried a complete power reset of the router?  And have you
checked if newer version of firmware is available for your router?