On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > David Talkington wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > >> I'm just not sure what is the best way to name systems on the private side > > >> of our LAN. We tried using just single names but some programs seem to have > > >> problems with it. Like NIS and SendMail. What is the best way to name > > >> systems on a LAN behind a firewall that don't have internet names? > > > > You can call them anything you like, but if you expect sendmail to > > recognize them, you'll have to set up and properly configure a private > > DNS server. MX records are required for that to work. Most other > > traffic (file transfers, logins, and whatnot) don't need that > > complexity; you can just populate /etc/hosts on your workstations and > > be happy. > > > > - -d > > > > - -- > > David Talkington > > http://www.spotnet.org > > Hello, > > I think the user may need to setup DHCP Server...
Only if he needs to serve up IPs via DHCP. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
