If I del the # from #send host-name #send dhcp-client-identifier
then I could ping the Debian pc by hostname but if I think of it....I just comment it out, then the dhcp of my router will give good ip's, thanks :) On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Michael Casey <michaelcase...@gmail.com>wrote: > when I finish a "Desktop Debian" install, I always have to change the dhcp > id, in: "/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf" because the "send dhcp-client-identifier" > is always the same > > Is this a feature or a bug? :) or I must write a script to change the dhcp > identifier to a random id :P > > thank you >