Failure is not an option........ Donna and Matthew Persico wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Jan 2003 08:20:06 -0500, "Mike Rambo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>said: > >"Matthew O. Persico" wrote: > >> > >> I've read the DNS Howto and I've installed the bind and caching server RPMS. > >> > >> What I do not understand is how DNS works with DHCP? In short, I have a DHCP >server running on an Linksys Router. My XP boxes all figure out what their names are >over netbios and the Linux box is running smbd and nmbd so it broadcasts its name to >the XP boxes. > >> > >> However, for the Linux box to be able to get to the XP boxes by name, the local >DNS server has to somehow ask the DHCP server what's going on, yes? > >> > >> Does anyone have a pointer to a doc that explains that interaction? > >> > > > >http://www.isc.org > > > >I'd suggest starting with these folks. Dynamic DNS sounds like what > >you're looking for. I guess it took me a couple of hours to figure it > >out the first time but it really isn't all that complicated. Also, it > >isn't so much that DNS works with DHCP but rather, DHCP can be set up to > >update DNS so long as DNS is set up to receive updates from DHCP. There > >are rules set up for allowing your DHCP daemon to update the DNS server > >with each IP address it leases (and removing those entries when they > >expire). It's all pretty slick and works very well. I have set it up on > >probably a dozen systems now. If you used the ISC Bind (you probably do) > >and DHCP (you don't) packages I could probably set you with some > >template files I always use - makes it so I don't have to memorize > >everything. Maybe this would make a good addition to a howto > >somewhere... > > > >The fly I see in this ointment is in regard to the fact that your > >linksys router is doing DHCP on your network. You'd have to determine > >whether the linksys can be configured to do the updates. If it can't, > >you're pretty much stuck unless you're willing to take the DHCP services > >off the linksys and put them elsewhere (like on the same box that runs > >DNS). > > > >For more info you can also look at some man pages - best info of these > >two is in ISC's dhcpd.conf man page. > > > >man named.conf (requires the named (Bind) packages) look for > >allow-update > > > >man dhcpd.conf (requires ISC dhcpd package) whole section on dynamic dns > > > >Hope this helps. > > > > FYI, I've given up on DHCP and DNS dancing together. In the end, the learning curve >was not worth it. I've dropped a seven line hosts file on my four machines. Problem >solved, even if it is in a Kobyoshi-Maru sort of manner. :-) > > -- > Matthew O. Persico > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax
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