[maemo-developers] udhcpc and hostname

[From: Kalle Valo]

"ext Guard][an" <guardian at pempek.net> writes:

> hello,
>
> i logged to my n800 tablet using "ssh root at ip-address" then changed 
> /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts files.

You should change the device name from UI (Control Panel/Bluetooth).

> i chose to use "n800" as the hostname, then rebooted.
>
> the tablet gets its network connectivity through wifi and i noticed that 
> the hostname registered with the local dhcp+dns servers setup is always 
> "nokian800.domain.tld".
>
> is there a way to configure this from a configuration file ?
>
> (dhclient has /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf send host-name "<hostname>";
>option).
>
> or is it currently hardcoded and should i fill a bug ?

It's not hardcoded, it should use the device name from Bluetooth
Control Panel applet. If not, that's a bug.

-- 
Kalle Valo