Carl Hartung wrote:
This is obvious. What wasn't/isn't clear is if the device name can be addressed like a hostname.
Again, MAC filtering has nothing to do with it. With DHCP servers, you can assign an IP address to a specific MAC address and then use DNS to provide the host name to that device, just as you would with a static IP address. The only instance I can think of where a host name is directly tied to a MAC address is the situation I have with my Internet connection. I have a cable modem. The ISP uses DHCP to assign IP addresses, but the host name is based on the cable modem and router MAC addresses, so even if the IP changes, the host name remains constant. Also, it's been a long time since I looked at this, but IBM OS/2 Warp Server had a Dynamic DNS function, tied to the DHCP server, but it required DDNS software running on the client computers, along with DHCP. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org