[syslinux] PXE client does not honor "hostname" parameter passed by DHCP server

[H. Peter Anvin]

a s p a s i a wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I would like to seek advise on the following;  I have configured linux
> NFSroot images for a bunch of servers and am able to boot and run
> stuff happily;  one nuance that bothers me is that, for instance, my
> Fedora6 (x64) (kernel 2.6.22), (and noticed also in some other distros
> - Fedora8, Ubuntu710), the client boots but DOES NOT seem to pick up
> the hostname I pass it through the DCHP server.
> 

For that you need to run dhclient (or equivalent) once the nfsroot is up 
and running.

	-hpa