On Sat, 04 Jan 2003 11:09:33 -0800, Jim C wrote: >Actually it sounded to me like he was referering to dynamic DNS >which the dhcpd server *can* do. T'aint easy though. ;-) > >>That's just it -- there isn't any interaction unless something else >>adds it. This is the case for NetBIOS as well, it is a >>naming/browsing system which works in isolation from DHCP. It would >>behave the same if you manually assigned addresses or ran an auto- >>negotiating protocol like IPX or AppleTalk. >> >>There are solutions to put DHCP assignments into DNS, ranging from >>simple bash scripts to full-on products; back in the mid-90s a firm >>called American Internet Company sold a product called DNS >>Registrar which did this and integrated with an NT Domain or LDAP >>user directory too. Cisco bought them and I believe the product has >>the same name. >>It's expensive. >> >>If you really care, the best solution is to edit DHCP's config and >>tell it to always assign the same IP to a given MAC address; then >>you put that IP into DNS and call it a day. > Stepping back and taking a deep breath:
I have four machines, a router and a print server that need addresses. I 99.9999% never add another machine to the network. I turned off DHCP and dropped a seven line (six IPs + 127.0.0.0 localhost) on each machine. Ballgame over. Yankees win. Thuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh Yankees win. Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions. > > -- Matthew O. Persico
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