On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Christian HOSTELET wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Victor McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [leaf-user] machine access by hostname
>
>
> > Ukiah Smith wrote:
> >
> > >I have a small home network running leaf bering as a firewall/NAT
>
> [snip]
>
> > >just by typing 'webserver' in the url of mozilla. How would I go about
> > >configuring this?
> > >
> > >
> > >Cheers //Ukiah Smith
> > >
> > >
> > You can modify your /etc/dhcpd.conf file to add static addresses.
> >
> > first modify the range so that the fixed addresses are outside the
> > dynamic address range
> >
> > range 192.168.1.50 192.168.1.250;
> >
> > this would permit you to use fixed IPs from 192.168.1.1 - 50
> > add each client and their nic number set off by curlycues
> >
> > host hostname {
> > hardware ethernet 00:a0:cc:d3:23:6a;
> > fixed-address 192.168.1.1;
> > }
> > add as many fixed addresses before the last curlycue
> > }
> >
>
> Hello,
>
> Isn't it sufficient to add
>
> host hostname {
> hardware ethernet ....
> }
>
> to get "hostname" known to dns ?
> No need to fix the IP address;
Short answer: no.
Long answer: dhcpd doesn't actively share information with dns. By fixing
the ip address, you obtain a common reference you can put in tinydns,
BIND, or whatever other dns service you happen to run.
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