I've been there man. managing a bunch of hosts files is waaaaaay too much work. 
I tried the BIND for local networks but could never quite get it to work right.

On Aug 11, 2010, at 9:03 PM, Eric Cope wrote:

> I want to set up a small network of selenium-rc nodes for web testing. I'd 
> like one to be the selenium server, a couple testing nodes, and the test web 
> server. 
> I could do hosts files, but then if I grow the network, or change it, the 
> idea of managing all of the hosts files seems like a pain. I hoped DNS would 
> be a better solution AND it seemed like a great reason to learn how to setup 
> BIND.
> 
> Eric
> 
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Eric Shubert <e...@shubes.net> wrote:
> Eric Cope wrote:
> Hello all,
> I want to setup FQDNs for my home network.
> 
> Why? What do you intend to accomplish?
> (Too often people try implementing a solution for a problem they don't really 
> understand.)
> 
> Does anyone have a good tutorial on setting up BIND for a Mac/Windows/*nix 
> environment? I was hoping to keep DHCP from my router (it supports static 
> DHCP - yes I know that's contradictory).
> I have a dynDNS account, <mynet>.dyndns.org <http://dyndns.org>.
> 
> 
> I want to be able to assign names like
> 
> macbook.<mynet>.dyndns.org <http://dyndns.org> for my macbook
> crappy.<mynet>.dyndns.org <http://dyndns.org> for my windows machine
> e-server.<mynet>.dyndns.org <http://dyndns.org> for my freebsd server
> ...
> 
> To be able to do this from the outside/wan, you simply need a client program 
> that tells dyndns.org what your (router's if you have cable, or  DSL modem's 
> if you use DSL) public IP address is, and when it changes. See 
> http://www.dyndns.com/support/clients/. That program (there are several from 
> which to choose, some of which are already built-in to firewalls such as 
> IPCop) can run on your router or any one of your computers behind it. There 
> are several ways you can do this, none of which directly involve bind. DynDNS 
> handles all the bind stuff for you on the public side.
> 
> On the lan side of things, you can set up a private DNS server if you'd like, 
> but for a handful of computers, it's often easier to just edit the hosts file 
> on each machine.
> 
> 
> My googling has come up short, mostly because my search terms are lame. 
> Anyone have any ideas? tips? tutorials? good search terms? I don't want to 
> rely on hosts files.
> 
> Again, why (not)?
> 
> Personally, I use IPCop, which takes care of all of this (and much more) for 
> me. IPCop is relatively simple, and very reliable.
> 
> -- 
> -Eric 'shubes'
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

Reply via email to