[RFE] dhclient(8) should send hostname

[joerg at britannica.bec.de]

On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 11:20:29AM -0800, Brooks Davis wrote:
> I'm inclined to add this feature, possibly with an option to turn it
> off.  It seems like a useful default and it's what other OSes do.  I
> don't believe the objection above has much relevance since the actual
> update if any is only performed if the DHCP server is configured to make
> one.  Incorrect DHCP packets sent by DHCP servers are my problem.  Side
> effects caused by misconfiguration is not.

That was partly a misunderstanding on my site. There are two mechanisms
for DNS updates used currently: by the server and by the client. At
least Windows 2000 and XP default to the later.

Joerg