>".... On your own LAN it is reasonable to use your Linux box as your name >server. Thus, if you include all you local network addresses in the >/etc/hosts file. then your other computers can ask your Linux box for the >actual addresses of any computer on your LAN by name and you do not have >to store individual tables on each computer." This is absolutely WRONG. >It then goes on to recommend putting the same ip address as assigned to >the linux box, under the primary nameserver section. I've been through >the entire book and nowhere does he actually tell you how to setup BIND, >he never really touches on the subject of local DNS again except to refer >to the above statements. The first sentance is correct for a local server running BIND. Put one FAT checkmark against the book. >rightO, I had forgotten about that, been using basic MS netbeui internally >so long. So basically I have to setup BIND right? Or? what else do I have >to check/tweak Thats it for now! ;) >Hmm, interesting, that's not the way I would have thought of using the -W >switch, I guess thats why they pay you the big bucks eh ; - ) also why you >mentioned in a posting recently about updating the ipmasq how-to with >Ambrose, that it include the proper way to use the -W switch All my Linux time is free! I plan on updating the HOWTO but I need to get the time together here and learn SGML. >can one actually run bind when using DHCP? I seem to remember reading >discussions about dynamic DNS and how that would be the best way to >implement for people using DHCP. The isp's DNS servers are both listed in >the /etc/resolv.conf file auto-magically! Dynamic DNS is something that the ISP has to do and few do it. You can run bind on your box but you'll only want to be authoritative for your internal LAN addresses and then just cache all requests for IP addresses. Thats news to me about the /etc/resolv.conf updating! --David .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. | David A. Ranch - Remote Access/Linux/PC hardware [EMAIL PROTECTED] | !---- ----! `----- For more detailed info, see http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch -----' --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For daily digest info, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
