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nordog

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From: Iceland

Registered: 2009-02-22

Posts: 38

[SOLVED] Hostname is "new-host" in router dhcp table

I've just installed Arch Linux on a machine for the first time since the systemd changeover. Now, when I look at my router's DHCP connections, the computer hostname is listed as "new-host". However, I've set the correct hostname in /etc/hostname and run the hostnamectl command, and when I issue the command 'hostname' it tells me that my hostname is correct (i.e. something else than "new-host").

So, where is my router getting this "new-host" hostname from? Is there another place where I should be configuring the hostname besides these?

Last edited by nordog (2013-01-18 22:13:53)

tharugrim

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Registered: 2012-07-20

Posts: 6

Re: [SOLVED] Hostname is "new-host" in router dhcp table

Try this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … e_problems

Šaran

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From: Bosnia

Registered: 2011-09-03

Posts: 407

Re: [SOLVED] Hostname is "new-host" in router dhcp table

Maybe the DHCP lease given to your PC during the installation is still active.
Did you try rebooting router?

nordog

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From: Iceland

Registered: 2009-02-22

Posts: 38

Re: [SOLVED] Hostname is "new-host" in router dhcp table

Saran: Thanks for the suggestion. I tried rebooting the router but it didn't do the trick.

Tharugrim:

Try this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … e_problems

Thanks for pointing this out to me. I added

dhcp=dhcpcd

to /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf and that took care of the issue.

Best regards