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Hello.

I'm trying to change the board hostname but I can't. Please, could you tell my in which file is set?

Thanks in advance.

MODERATOR NOTE: I moved this to ESP8266 since I assume that's the board you're using?

Have you looked at http://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/e ... ckref.html?

I don't understand what hostname is in this context. It is a concept more heavyweight operating systems have and the normal place to read it is through os.uname()

It means what the esp8266 sends to the DHCP server on the local network when requesting an IP address.

Thanks. That's exactly the kind of answer that makes me happy.

Why not have the DHCP server key on MAC address instead ? The MAC addresses ought to be unique (if not you've got big trouble anyway) and all belong to a block issued to the manufacturer.

The DHCP server already gets the MAC address -- it's required by the protocol. The hostname is supposed to be a human-readable convenience, so that you can see on the router's side which address is which.

Sorry, but I'm blind. I cannot find in the documentaion from pythoncoder (http://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/e ... ckref.html?) where I can set the hostname?

I don't think you can.

Apologies. Looking again at the doc I referenced, there's nothing.

No problem! I only wat to make shure that I didnÄt miss something.

After an internet research I found this: http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?p=22608 There is an function for setting the hostname in the ESP-SDK named wifi_station_set_hostname().

I think someone has to implement a new method in the ESP- or network- or WLAN-module? But to be hornest, this is not rellay important