No Ubuntu hostnames in DHCP logs

Scott Kitterman ubuntu at kitterman.com
Thu Dec 7 17:20:34 UTC 2006


On Thursday 07 December 2006 12:03, Gabriel Dragffy wrote:
> We have a wireless router here which acts as a gateway and DHCP server.
> When checking its logs the Windows based clients are listed using the
> computer names. However, Ubuntu based machines have a blank hostname and
> its a little tedious matching up MACs with IPs. What setting must I
> alter on these ubuntu machines?
>
I'm not sure, but this bug may relate:

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/netcfg/+bug/8980

Scott K




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