On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:28:19 +1200 David Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Roger, > > > don't want to do that. My (possibly invalid) assumption was that name > > resolution is being provided by the router as the other (windows) > > machines are able to resolve names OK (given the successful pings by > > names from them) but for some reason this linux box isn't getting that? > > Could be I'm demonstrating a clear lack of understanding of the process > > here... > > DHCP assigns IP addresses to network hosts. It can be configured to > hook in to DNS, but I doubt that would be the case in a router. > > More likely is that your Windows boxes are using NetBIOS to resolve host > names. > > -- > Later > > David Kirk or it could be that the search line in /etc/resolv.conf needs tweaking. dns is great when it just works, but a pita otherwise. one way to get it to work is to use dnsmasq on the dhcop server. dnsmasq is a very simple dns proxy that also resolves local addresses from /etc/hosts and the dhcp.leases file. Anything it cannot resolve locally it passes off to an external server, probably your ISP's. Of course you need to run it on the dhcp box, ie turn all that stuff off on the router and do it from an always on linux box.
