RE: [Scottish] Problem resolving local network PC names to IP add resses
Hi, To get them to see each other there needs to be some kind of dns server servicing the local network. Can you ping the windows machines name? i.e. "ping windozecomputer" If so this is going to be easy TM. If not it will mean running your own dns server internally, this will not need to be a standalone machine and can run as a service on any of your machines and you will notice little/no performance loss etc. For easy setup etc. in this case i recommend dnsmasq, it includes a dns server and dhcp server in one easy to use package. You would then turn off dhcp server in your router. You would use your isps nameservers in the dnsmasq configuration, or alternatively, just point dnsmasq at the router. If the ping worked, then all we need to do is get the linux boxes to forward on a hostname with it's request for an ip address through dhcp. In dhclient its just add a line to the config file (/etc/dhclient.conf on my box, may change depending on distro) along the lines of "host-name linuxcomputer;" refer to the documentation though as that was from memory. HTH! > Craig Perry > TDMS Agent > Technical, Data, and Multimedia Support > > =T===Mobile > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Andy Potter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 November 2004 19:36 To: SLUG-list Subject: [Scottish] Problem resolving local network PC names to IP addresses Hi folks, I have a small home network consisting of a mixture of Linux and Windows PC's that are supplied with IP addresses from a Belkin F5D7630-4A ADSL Modem Wireless Router via DHCP. How can I get the local PC's to 'see' each other by hostname rather than only by IP address ? I have also noticed that the router only displays the Windows PC's hostname in the client list. It does not show the Linux PC's hostname. Is there anything I need to run that will allow the router to determine the hostname of the Linux PC's ? Would I be better using a Linux PC to do the DHCP ( which I assume would also then be able to do DNS on the internal network) and just point this machine at the router to pick up the Internet DNS ? Any thoughts ? Thanks -- Andy Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Learning Linux, 1 day at a time. ___ Scottish mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: This email (including attachments) is confidential. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system without copying or disseminating it or placing any reliance upon its contents. We cannot accept liability for any breaches of confidence arising through use of email. Any opinions expressed in this email (including attachments) are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect our opinions. We will not accept responsibility for any commitments made by our employees outside the scope of our business. We do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of such information. ___ Scottish mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
[Scottish] Freedom of Information
hi Can anyone help me here Come Jan 1st 2005 public bodies in Scotland are covered by Freedom of Information. One of the strictures is to provide the info in the requested format. Could that include specifying a word processor file format? Like Open Office or KWord? col -- In Absentia Luci, Tenebrae Vincit!<*> c.speirs @ equus . demon . co . uk ___ Scottish mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
Re: [Scottish] Problem resolving local network PC names to IP addresses
On Sat, 2004-11-13 at 05:08, Colin McKinnon wrote: > On Friday 12 November 2004 14:36, Andy Potter wrote: > > I have also noticed that the router only displays the Windows PC's > > hostname in the client list. It does not show the Linux PC's hostname. > > Is there anything I need to run that will allow the router to determine > > the hostname of the Linux PC's ? > Maybe it's getting the list from NMB broadcasts? I can't see how else it > could > work out what the names were. AFAIR, dhcp supports the client sending it's hostname to the dhcp server. Some linux dhcp clients don't support this though. Pump does seem to support it though. -- Miah Gregory ___ Scottish mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
Re: [Scottish] Freedom of Information
On Friday 12 Nov 2004 19:23, Colin Speirs wrote: > hi > > Can anyone help me here > > Come Jan 1st 2005 public bodies in Scotland are covered by Freedom of > Information. One of the strictures is to provide the info in the > requested format. > > Could that include specifying a word processor file format? Like Open > Office or KWord? I would doubt it, I presume they are talking about fax, email, letter etc etc, Or else people would be requesting info on vampires in blood on human skin parchment, and all sorts of spooky stuff. PDF, RTF are portable formats, so I would imgaine that will be their choice. -- Phil Deane http://www.MiracleExpress.force9.co.uk ___ Scottish mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
RE: [Scottish] Freedom of Information
> On Friday 12 Nov 2004 19:23, Colin Speirs wrote: > > hi > > > > Can anyone help me here > > > > Come Jan 1st 2005 public bodies in Scotland are covered by Freedom > > of Information. One of the strictures is to provide the info in the > > requested format. > > > > Could that include specifying a word processor file format? Like > > Open Office or KWord? > > I would doubt it, I presume they are talking about fax, email, letter > etc etc, Or else people would be requesting info on vampires in blood > on human skin parchment, and all sorts of spooky stuff. > > PDF, RTF are portable formats, so I would imgaine that will be their > choice. > -- The FOI act included all information, electronic and paper based. You also have to provide the information in a manner that is easily accessible to the person requesting the information i.e. if a person wants to see all communication between two parties about some sort of decision that has been made and they don't have a computer, you have to provide emails and word documents in paper format. If they want, they could however ask for this info to be provided in it original file formats. There is a guideline that an org. can refuse a request if it is seen to be frivolous or would incur extreme costs for an org to process. You also have 21 days to provide any requested information or if you do not hold the information you must help them to find the right org. that would have the requested information. However the 21 day clock is ticking as soon as they contact you. Keith. ___ Scottish mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish