dhclient and Cogeco

[James Knott]

ttanski-iRg7kjdsKiH3fQ9qLvQP4Q at public.gmane.org wrote:
> I just started using dhclient (RH9) today with Cogeco. It sends back a
> really weird hostname (x1-6-00-02-a5-84-57-40). How do I get it to send
> back the proper hostname like dhcpcd used to?

What do you mean by proper host name?  One you created?  On Rogers, my 
host name contains both my firewall and modem MACs and is quite long. 
You can configure dhcpcd, to accept the assigned host name or not 
replace one you create.

man dhcpcd and look for the -H option.
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