[Trac #941] hostname localhost.localdomain

[Zarro Boogs per Child]

#941: hostname localhost.localdomain
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 Reporter:  CarlFK  |        Owner:  dcbw 
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  new  
 Priority:  low     |    Milestone:  CTest
Component:  distro  |   Resolution:       
 Keywords:          |  
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Changes (by wad):

  * owner:  blizzard => dcbw

Comment:

 The laptop hostname should probably be the child's nickname.  We have
 already established that it WILL be unique among students in a school in
 early releases.

 I've used DHCP to do both: assign a hostname to a machine based on it's
 MAC address,
 and provide a hostname entry in DNS for random DHCP clients on a network.
 In the short
 term, I would suggest the latter.  In the longer term, we will be moving
 to (mobile) IPv6 where DHCP isn't used, but static DNS entries make more
 sense.

 In the short term, we need to test the laptop OS and application as it
 moves regularly through different network environments.

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