<tt><font size=2>"dhcp-users" <dhcp-users-bounces@lists.isc.org>
wrote on 09/23/2016 12:59:38 AM:<br>
<br>
> From: Simon Hobson <dhcp1@thehobsons.co.uk></font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> To: Users of ISC DHCP <dhcp-users@lists.isc.org></font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> Date: 09/23/2016 01:00 AM</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> Subject: Re: DHCP server to handle hostname.</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> Sent by: "dhcp-users" <dhcp-users-bounces@lists.isc.org></font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> <br>
> durwin@mgtsciences.com wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > I have some embedded devices with minimal OS. I am not
sure the <br>
> DHCP client has compiled ability to send hostname. I have seen
this<br>
> used while searching for help on this subject. <br>
> > <br>
> > host e2rb_004 { <br>
> > option host-name "e2rb_004";
<br>
> > ddns-hostname "e2rb_004";
<br>
> > hardware ethernet 00:10:60:31:b2:a0;
<br>
> > fixed-address 172.23.93.38; <br>
> > } <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > This does not add the hostname in DNS.<br>
> <br>
> Are you aware that host statements with fixed addresses don't follow<br>
> the same path as dynamic leases ? SO there is no lease structure <br>
> generated, and the server never expires it, and so normal DDNS <br>
> actions don't occur ?<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> > update-static-leases on; <br>
> <br>
> This will trigger a DDNS insert/update every time the client leases
<br>
> the address. However, because there is no lease for the server to
<br>
> expire, it will never remove the DNS entry.<br>
> <br>
> If you don't need a static address, I believe you can just omit the
<br>
> fixed-address declaration. The client will then get a dynamic <br>
> address assignment, and DDNS will work properly (the entries being
<br>
> deleted when teh lease expires).</font></tt>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>Thank you for this information. I will have
to consider this.</font></tt>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>Regards</font></tt>
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