Well, if you use DHCP in conjunction with DDNS, you can solve the problem
that way.
jrh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 4:40 AM
Subject: Re: Network
> On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 09:27:08PM -0600, Doug Rottier wrote:
> > Jonathan:
> >
> > Thanks for the info but what about question 2 you did not give a
reply
> >
> > 2. Also, how do I relate a machine name to the current ip address of
each
> > workstation? We are using DHCP because static ip would be too hard to
> > manage.
> > This is what I need.
> >
> > For example Irvin High School Attendance work station
> > ip 10.8.1.35 dhcp how do I name this station so I can connect even if
the
> ip
> > changes.
>
> Question 2 is difficult if you are working on DOS boxes. I've done it
with
> Linux machines and Windows machines by setting up an ISC nameserver and an
ISC
> DHCP server. The two communicate with each other very well. Windows
machines
> automatically request a name when they get their IP. For Linux, I had to
use
> the ISC DHCP client, though I have discovered that pump (the default on my
> Debian system) requests names, also.
>
> Most of the work is on the DHCP server and the nameserver. After that,
you
> just have to get a DHCP client that requests hostnames.
>
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jonathan Morton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 9:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: Network
> >
> >
> > > >1. Can I run the VNC Server off our file server instead of
installing
> it
> > on
> > > >each workstation? This would save me a lot of foot work. I have over
> > 2500
> > > >users at 86 schools plus all of the admin. users.
> > >
> > > The VNC Server needs to run on the workstation being controlled - this
is
> > > the only way it can grab the screen. There are scripts available
which
> > > will automate installation on at least WinNT machines, I'm not sure
(not
> > > being a Windows person) whether they would work on '9x. You could
> > probably
> > > leave the server application itself on the fileserver, but you'd still
> > need
> > > the Registry configuring.
> > >
> > > >3. We are using the Columbia School System. It is an old DOS based
> > > >application. Are there any known bugs for using dos apps.
> > >
> > > If you can run the app in a DOS box, and remember not to put it in
> > > full-screen mode, it should work. You may need to turn on options to
> > > perform "polling" of the window in order to catch updates.
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > from: Jonathan "Chromatix" Morton
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> > > uni-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > The key to knowledge is not to rely on people to teach you it.
> > >
> > > Get VNC Server for Macintosh from
http://www.chromatix.uklinux.net/vnc/
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