Set hostname on DHCP client without adding static mapping?
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Is it possible to set hostname on DHCP clients without adding static mappings?
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How would you propose doing that? Host names point to IP addresses. If you don't have a static mapping, you don't have a consistent address to point to.
The only thing I can think of is DHCP option 12, where the client provides it's own host name. However, I have never tried that.
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Wouldn't it be possible to pair the hostname with the MAC-adress?
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https://forum.netgate.com/topic/141647/dhcp-not-registering-hostnames-in-dns
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@no_jah said in Set hostname on DHCP client without adding static mapping?:
Wouldn't it be possible to pair the hostname with the MAC-adress?
That's not the way DHCP works.
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@no_jah said in Set hostname on DHCP client without adding static mapping?:
Wouldn't it be possible to pair the hostname with the MAC-adress?
Yes !
Answer You need DHCP static mappings - or a host override, which "hard locks" a host to an IP.
