Clarification on roles of networking components.
Robert Moskowitz
rgm at htt-consult.com
Wed Mar 4 13:07:10 UTC 2009
Simon Slater wrote:
> G'day all,
> I've been setting up a SOHO network, switching things over from a
> labour intensive /etc/hosts based system to a more automated setup.
> With much reading I think I can't see the wood for the trees any more.
>
> I have found a lot of material on the individual components and their
> configuration, but not on the overall integration of the parts into a
> whole. Is there such a guide or even schematic to illustrate how and
> where each component is best used? More specifically:
>
> Is there any overlap in the functions of NIS, bind and LDAP? Or are
> these mutually exclusive?
>
> When using DHCP, is /etc/hosts redundant?
>
> What is the optimal way to resolve names in a small but growing
> network?
>
> Any help in clearing the fog will be thankfully received.
Oh, the Amahi.org setup looks interesting if you can fit its usage
senario....
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