Dex,
just read up on dhcp... its pretty easy to setup an ip based on your network
cards mac address (below is a snippet of my /etc/dhcpd.conf)
host lapdance2 {
hardware ethernet 00:66:c0:cc:a7:f1;
fixed-address lapdance2.blah.none;
option host-name "lapdance2";
(yes, the mac address was changed to protect the innocent)
If you want to also have a section of ip's to dynamicly assign, you could have
section like this:
range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.16 192.168.0.253;
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 43200;
This will give out dynamic ips from 16 to 253 (and not mess up your 0-16 ip
addresses)
Jamie
On Sunday 08 December 2002 10:43 am, Dexter Graphic wrote:
: I just want to be able to refer to my local machines by name instead
: of by IP address. So it sounds like using a host file is all I really
: need. I wasn't sure if DHCP somehow updated the local host files with
: the assigned IP addresses.
:
: Thanks, everyone, for explaining the details.
:
: Dex
:
: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
: > Bob Crandell
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: >
: > DHCP does one job, DNS does another job. They can be combined like the
: > other posters have mentioned, but in your case keeping it simple is
: > better. DHCP serves up a unique address to each device that requests one.
: > DNS converts a name, prodigy.net, to a number, 65.15.175.5.
: > Setting up each individually is simple. Combining them will stretch your
: > brain cells. The advantage to setting up your own DNS server is that it
: > reduces the traffic over your internet connection.
: >
: > Dexter Graphic ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*:
: > >If set up a DHCP server on my network, I assume that
: > >means I can no longer use a hosts file for resolving
: > >machine names, so does that mean I need a DNS server
: > >to perform this function?
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