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NetBIOS Name for Clients

326 NetBIOS Name for Clients
The NetBIOS name of a Neoware Image Manager client is set to
Client Host Name, as set by NVD name (see the Client Naming sec-
tion), or by DHCP replies. This section deals only with the case
when the client name is set only by DHCP option #12.
The host name can be set with DHCP option #12, also known as
or
Client Host Name
Setting a host name for a specific client usually implies that there is
a one-to-one relationship between a host name and the correspond-
ing MAC address for a client.
If you use Windows NT/2000 DHCP Server, you may refer to the
section "DHCP Reservations" on page 312.
If you use a different DHCP server, refer to your DHCP server docu-
mentation, in particular check if
on.
The NetBIOS name cannot be set directly by DHCP. Neoware
Image Manager client uses Internet Host Name (DHCP option #12)
as the client NetBIOS name. Setting DHCP server to include the
option Client Host Name in its answers usually implies that the
DHCP server uses static entries (also known as DHCP Reserva-
tions). When a DHCP server uses static entries, a unique IP address
is assigned to a unique MAC address and a Client Host Name can
also be set.
If the NVDD server does not provide a client name and the DHCP
option Client Host Name (DHCP option #12) is not set in DHCP
replies, Neoware Image Manager client initializes the client Net-
BIOS name to a string formed with
example, a client with the MAC address
as its NetBIOS name if DHCP replies do not
H001122334455
include option #12 for this client and Image Manager does not have
a specific entry for this particular client.
.
Host Name
use-host-decl-names
H<ClientMacAddress>
001122334455
can be set to
. For
will have