--- dhcp-3.0.6/client/scripts/linux
+++ dhcp-3.0.6/client/scripts/linux	2008/05/23 13:41:28
@@ -326,7 +326,9 @@
             hostname $new_host_name
           else
             if [ -x /usr/bin/host ] ; then
-              hostname `host "$new_ip_address" | sed 's:^.* ::; s:\..*::'`
+              if out=`host -W 2 "$new_ip_address" 2>/dev/null` ; then
+                hostname `echo "$out" | sed 's:^.* ::; s:\..*::'`
+              fi
             fi
           fi