Re: setting dhcp client id option

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 2009-02-11 at 23:07 +0200, Eldar, Dori wrote:
> Is there a way to configure NetworkManager to send dhcp-client-id dhcp
> option, such that it is set to the interface  mac address?
> Using MAC address as the  dhcp client id is typical for windows
> systems.
> I know I can set it manually either through the nm-connection-editor
> or using the dhclient.conf,  but am looking for a dynamic way that can
> work on a LiveCD.

We could just always send the MAC address unless the user customizes it;
I'm not sure what the side-effects of that might be.  At the moment,
there's not a good method of doing this automatically with either
dhclient or NetworkManager :(

Dan

> Thanks Dori 
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