Matt, I don't know what kind of router you have but DNS changes are instant. If you change IP addresses and the new IP address ( Not the DNS name) is not working then you have to clear the ARP cache in your router and or switch.
Mike Miller On 3/29/06, Matthew Jarvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob Crandell wrote: > > I used Webmin to configure DNS on my computer at home. It made it a > > little easier but you still have to understand DNS stuff. > > > <snipped> > > I put Webmin on it and tried it out - nice tool... thanks - I had > forgotten about that one... > > I've renamed it a couple of times (hostname was the command I was > looking for) but my wireless router sees the two machines and properly > identifies one, but not this one. It has the ip address right, just > missing the name... > > One thing I didn't try last night was resetting the router to see if it > would pick up the new name... I was getting tired/frustrated and didn't > want to mess with it anymore that late.... > > Matthew S. Jarvis > IT Manager > Bike Friday - "Performance that Packs." > www.bikefriday.com > 541/687-0487 x140 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
