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darkfinger

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Hi,
I've been using nslookup (on Windows) to get the name of a client using its IP address. Is there any way I can use this mechanism (or another) to get the names of the clients which I've customized in the Network Map client list. This would be super helpful to get "kitchenEcho" instead of "android-1234567890ABC"

Thanks,
D
 
Yes.Give the devices in question a DHCP reservation based on their MAC address at LAN > DHCP Server.
 
Colin,
I was hoping not to do that since I've got a lot of devices :) But it's an ingenious workaround. I was hoping I could somehow pull the names from the custom client list and stick them into dnsmasq (as you'll be able to tell, I know just enough to be dangerous).

Thanks,
Dave
 
The custom client list has different rules than hostnames. A custom name is not guaranteed to be a valid hostname.
 

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