On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 10:02:24PM -0700, logical american wrote: > > > I would think a dynamic IP would preclude the being of a DNS server, as if > > the servers IP were to change, no one could find the DNS anymore. > > > > Or am I missing something here? > Maybe I've not provided enough information. The dhcp server is > assigning a dynamic ip to the eth1 interface. The dns server needs to > know eth1's IP alright but the conf files expect a static ip, as you stated. > > I think the solution is to make eth1 a static ip, and lend out a dynamic > ip to the router downstream, and then the dns server will be happy.
I'm also still confused about what you are trying to do... Are you wanting an authoritative server or a recursive one? > Or as another person suggests, perhaps run dnsmasq, but Ubuntu has a > semi-automatic network manager that likes to do things itself, as I am > finding out. Yes, it does. I've fought with it on a number of occasions... =\ It seems when some people go to write a GUI interface, they often forget that much of the world still likes editing config files. tim _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
