Hi, >>> dhlcient -H foo -I foo > In my case I update the vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethx file > for my device that is set up for DHCP and use the following directive: > DHCP_HOSTNAME=<non FQDN hostname> Yes. This is the -H (host-name) parameter, but I need the -I (dhcp-client-identifier) in addition. cu romal