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unhammer

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getting "noname" as hostname

Hi, my router shows my Arch Linux machine as "noname" instead of its real host name from my /etc/rc.conf. I've tried

dhcpcd --release ath0
dhcpcd -h $HOSTNAME

as per the wiki, but still it shows as noname. Anyone got any suggestions for what to do? The router is a Fritz!Box FonWLAN.

(I'd like to have a hostname to connect to using ssh, instead of having to use the IP)

hokasch

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Re: getting "noname" as hostname

Is your hostname set up correctly in /etc/hosts?

unhammer

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Re: getting "noname" as hostname

Is your hostname set up correctly in /etc/hosts?

http://paste.pocoo.org/show/251009/ does that look OK?

knopwob

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Re: getting "noname" as hostname

Hey,

My fritzbox allways stores the first hostname ever got from a machine. To change a hostname i have to change it also in the settings of the fritzbox.

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Awebb

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Re: getting "noname" as hostname

Hey,

My fritzbox allways stores the first hostname ever got from a machine. To change a hostname i have to change it also in the settings of the fritzbox.

Does this mean it also broadcasts this name in the internal DNS? This might be an explanation why I cannot connect to other machines in my home network using hostnames.

knopwob

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Re: getting "noname" as hostname

Hey,

My fritzbox allways stores the first hostname ever got from a machine. To change a hostname i have to change it also in the settings of the fritzbox.

Does this mean it also broadcasts this name in the internal DNS? This might be an explanation why I cannot connect to other machines in my home network using hostnames.

yes, exactly. Since i syncronised the hostnames configured in the fritzbox with the real hostnames i can address my computers via their hostnames. Before that it only worked with ip-addresses.

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unhammer

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Re: getting "noname" as hostname

Hey,

My fritzbox allways stores the first hostname ever got from a machine. To change a hostname i have to change it also in the settings of the fritzbox.

Ah…I don't think that's possible with my fritzbox (plain Fon WLAN Annex B, no product number, Firmware version 08.04.49). Maybe I'll have to try a full Factory Settings wipe of it some day.

I'm not completely convinced the fritzbox is my (only) problem though; the noname lasted through changing my network card, which I guess should change the Mac address, and the hostname was definitely set at that time.

unhammer

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Re: getting "noname" as hostname

Hey,

My fritzbox allways stores the first hostname ever got from a machine. To change a hostname i have to change it also in the settings of the fritzbox.

Ah…I don't think that's possible with my fritzbox (plain Fon WLAN Annex B, no product number, Firmware version 08.04.49). Maybe I'll have to try a full Factory Settings wipe of it some day.

I'm not completely convinced the fritzbox is my (only) problem though; the noname lasted through changing my network card, which I guess should change the Mac address, and the hostname was definitely set at that time.

I just installed Arch Linux on my Macbook, making sure that the hostname was set correctly before attempting to connect to the network; now my Fritz!Box shows two nonames where it used to show "macbook" and "noname" :-/