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
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