Another DNS question.

[David G. Miller]

"Erik P. Olsen" <erik at epo.dk> wrote: 

>I have several PCs/LapTops accessing the Internet through a wireless router 
>(Linksys WRT54G). It also acts as a DHCP server presenting each connected PC 
>with an IP-address. For Internet access it works flawlessly but I have other 
>application which access the PCs on the LAN, such as back-up programs (Bacula).
>
>For the last sort of applications I need to have either a static IP-address or 
>an allways correct association between workstation name and its IP-address 
>(/etc/hosts). It so happens that if the configuration (in terms of connected 
>PCs/LapTops) remains static then the boxes get the same IP-address each time 
>they connect to the router. This is, however, not allways true if the 
>configuration is dynamic (many different PCs and not allways the same).
>
>I feel that what I really need is a DSN on the LAN which is being updated each 
>time a box connects to the router and gets an IP-address. I have noticed that 
>some people disable the DHCP server in their router and establesh a DHCP server 
>in one of connected PCs, but I don't see how that can be accomplished and what 
>happens if that server is taken out of the network?
>
>Is there a way out of this problem?
>
You might have a look at this thread:

http://fcp.homelinux.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=24633&forum=10&post_id=103922#forumpost103922

The original question is almost exactly the same as what you're asking 
about.  Most of the two possible solutions are described.

Cheers,
Dave

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