local dns problem

[Paul Howarth]

Gene Heskett wrote:
> Greetings;
> 
> My local home network runs with most of its machines having fixed 
> addresses, referenced in their host files.
> 
> But I do have a dhcp server setup for when ever my lappy is powered up and 
> logs in thru a wap11 from its builtin broadcom radio.
> 
> How can I rig my dns lookups so that I can still ssh into this lappy by its 
> name, diablo.coyote.den when its given a dynamic address by dhcpd?  As it 
> is, I have to goto the lappy and run an ifconfig to find its address and 
> ssh to that.  Cumbersome.

Might be easier to have your DHCP server assign your laptop the same 
address every time. That's what I do on my home network.

Paul.