blanks in owner and host names

[Danny Mayer]

         Come to think of it DHCP is also violating protocols for allowing it
   to go through.

                 Danny

At 12:46 PM 1/13/01, Bob Vance wrote:

>Thanks for the response, Danny.
>
> >The fact that they encoded a
> >name in firmware is irrelevant since DNS doesn't use that name,
>
>Perhaps you overlooked the fact this was in the context of dynamic
>updates from DHCP.
>
>
> >You are NOT forced to use
> >the name in the firmware, it's just a convenience.
>
>Well, I'm trying to strictly let dynamic updates from DHCP handle
>everything, at least for most of my client workstations and network
>devices -- this is a 16-node network I have in my home, some servers,
>some PCs (all my family members have one, for example), some additional
>network devices, like this Lucent Orinoco wireless bridge.)
>
>I *could* go add an entry in /etc/dhcp.conf for this MAC address
>and override the name, but I just don't want to.  I want it to be
>as transparent as possible.
>
>
> >I'm not sure what you are expecting.
>
>Just trying to understand things (see my much longer reply to Mark
>in another post).
>
>
> >You are working very hard for no payback,
>
>What doesn't kill you makes you stronger ;>)
>I'm certainly learning more than I wanted to know about this issue,
>so it's not totally wanted time.
>
>
> >violating the specs for DNS, to get something to work that shouldn't
> >work.
>
>Of course, it's not I who is violating the specs :)
>
>
>
> >These days everything's stored in flashrom and
> >can be easily modified.
>
>That's certainly a giant leap :)
>I've done my share of flash updates.
>You can only update the flash (safely, IMHO) *if* you have code from the
>manufacturer.  Checksums might prevent arbitrary hacking, in any case.
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org]On
>Behalf Of Danny Mayer
>Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 11:55 AM
>To: Mark.Andrews at nominum.com; bobvance at alumni.caltech.edu
>Cc: bind-users at isc.org
>Subject: Re: blanks in owner and host names
>
>
>
>          I'm not sure what you are expecting.  The fact that they
>encoded a
>    name in firmware is irrelevant since DNS doesn't use that name, it
>uses the
>    name YOU provide.  You don't have to give the system itselfa name at
>all,
>    as long has it has an IP address.  In your configuration drop the
>space or
>    use a hyphen and you don't have any problem.  You are NOT forced to
>use
>    the name in the firmware, it's just a convenience.  In any case, it's
>not hard to
>    upgrade the firmware.  These days everything's stored in flashrom and
>    can be easily modified.  You are working very hard for no payback,
>violating
>    the specs for DNS, to get something to work that shouldn't work.
>
>          Danny
>
>