On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 09:32:27AM -0800, Michael Miller wrote: > Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:32:27 -0800 > From: "Michael Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Getting a machine on the network > Cc: > > 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
An ISP can change thier network whenever they need, and if they do, you may need to reboot a router to get it to run its dhcp client. as a side note: REBOOT LOL! Jamie > > 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 _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
