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Host Name Not Registering In DNS
Hi,
I have set "DNS Default Name" and "System Name" via the GUI.
After the switch boots and received an IP from the DHCP server, a host name is not registered in the local DNS server. All other clients register their hostsnames properly. Not sure what I'm missing. Can't find any other way to set a hostname in the GUI. Can someone give me some pointers, please.
My DHCP and DNS reside on a Ubiquity Security Gateway Applicance running some flavor of Linux and I believe vyatta for routing, etc.
The DHCP server hands the netgear switch a reserved IP based on its MAC address.
I also have a GS105Ev2 that is being used as a port mirroring device connected to an ethernet port in promiscous mode on a SIEM system for NIDS/HIDS monitoring. That switch also will receive a reserved IP from the DHCP server, but its hostname will never register in the DNS server. Im only having this problem with the Netgear Switch equipment.
Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.
1 Reply
Basic plain simple DHCP clients as used on these network devices and many other network appliances don't have any code to register names and more in DNS.
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