I have just configured networking on my RH8.0 and some strange things are
happening, please could somebody offer some assistance. I am new to linux
but have some UNIX experience.

I have a DHCP server Windows Serever 2003, 25+ Windows 2000 boxes and 1
Rh8.0 box.

The RH box picks up a IP address from the server, and can ping all other
machines on the network from the RH box. I can see the RH box on the Server
DHCP table. BUT I cannot ping the RH box by it hostname from anywhere even
the RH box itself but I can ping its ip address. I have obviously configured
the DNS wrong somewhere but where?

Thanks, for any advice you can offer. Mike

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Suggestion=>
Create or modify /etc/dhclient.conf and add this entry
send host-name "rh.abc.com"
Refer=>
http://www.8ung.at/spblinux/doc/dhclient.conf.html

TC


"mic" <michael.smith@post.com> wrote in message
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> I have just configured networking on my RH8.0 and some strange things are
> happening, please could somebody offer some assistance. I am new to linux
> but have some UNIX experience.
>
>  I have a DHCP server Windows Serever 2003, 25+ Windows 2000 boxes and 1
> Rh8.0 box.
>
>  The RH box picks up a IP address from the server, and can ping all other
> machines on the network from the RH box. I can see the RH box on the
Server
> DHCP table. BUT I cannot ping the RH box by it hostname from anywhere even
> the RH box itself but I can ping its ip address. I have obviously
configured
> the DNS wrong somewhere but where?
>
> Thanks, for any advice you can offer. Mike
>
>

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