[Dorset] DNS on an isolated (1:1) network
Hi, We have a system at work that uses a Linux box (Live boot) running some data gathering tools. This information is written to a web page and served up to a Windows box connected 1:1, (eg no other devices) for analysis. So far so good. At present the Windows box provides DHCP and the Linux box advertises it's hostname. What we would really like to do is get the current Linux box to provide DHCP and DNS. Can anyone point me at a suitable tutorial or guidance to explain how to set up and configure such a system? Having the Windows box do DHCP and DNS is OK, but is likely to cause us problems downstream, hence the query. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] DNS on an isolated (1:1) network
On 10/03/11 17:23, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, We have a system at work that uses a Linux box (Live boot) running some data gathering tools. This information is written to a web page and served up to a Windows box connected 1:1, (eg no other devices) for analysis. So far so good. At present the Windows box provides DHCP and the Linux box advertises it's hostname. What we would really like to do is get the current Linux box to provide DHCP and DNS. Can anyone point me at a suitable tutorial or guidance to explain how to set up and configure such a system? dnsmasq[1] is relatively simple to work with, and is probably available in your favourite distro. [1] http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html cheers Chris -- Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] DNS on an isolated (1:1) network
On Thursday 10 Mar 2011, Chris Dennis wrote: dnsmasq[1] is relatively simple to work with, and is probably available in your favourite distro. [1] http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html Thanks. That looks like a good start. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] DNS on an isolated (1:1) network
On Thursday, March 10, 2011 08:17:20 pm John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: On 10/03/11 18:59, Terry Coles wrote: On Thursday 10 Mar 2011, Chris Dennis wrote: dnsmasq[1] is relatively simple to work with, and is probably available in your favourite distro. [1] http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html Thanks. That looks like a good start. +1 for dnsmasq. I have configured dhcpd and bind to do DHCP, DNS and dynamic DNS updates before, but it was not easy. dnsmasq, by comparison, takes about 10 minutes to set up (and that includes the time to make a cup of tea). -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue I completely agree with you - I had the same trouble. +2 to dnsmasq -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
