----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Victor McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [leaf-user] machine access by hostname


> Ukiah Smith wrote:
> 
> >I have a small home network running leaf bering as a firewall/NAT

[snip]

> >just by typing 'webserver' in the url of mozilla. How would I go about
> >configuring this?
> >
> >
> >Cheers //Ukiah Smith
> >  
> >
> You can modify your /etc/dhcpd.conf file to add static addresses.
> 
> first modify the range so that the fixed addresses are outside the 
> dynamic address range
> 
>       range 192.168.1.50 192.168.1.250;
> 
> this would permit you to use fixed IPs from 192.168.1.1 - 50
> add each client and their nic number set off by curlycues
> 
> host hostname {
>         hardware ethernet 00:a0:cc:d3:23:6a;
>         fixed-address 192.168.1.1;
>         }
> add as many fixed addresses before the last curlycue
> }
> 

Hello,

   Isn't it sufficient to add

host hostname {
   hardware ethernet ....
   }

to get "hostname" known to dns ?
No need to fix the IP address;

--
Christian - Grenoble





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