DHCP and DNS ... can't we just get along?

Deepak Saxena deepak@csociety.purdue.edu
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:09:48 -0500


Yes.  We're doing this in our office via dynamic DNS.  I'll 
send you our conf files when i get a chance.

~ Deepak

On Dec 13 2000, at 07:42, William Lindley was caught saying:
> Is there a way, when all of us have our Linux boxen at Bandersnatch for 
> the Stammtisch, for us to somehow make DNS aware of the DHCP-allocated 
> addresses for each other?
> 
> In other words, just because our IP's are from DHCP, isn't there some way 
> to make DNS read WINS (or something... anything!) so we can 'ping' each 
> other by name?  Or more importantly, connect to each other BY HOST NAME 
> for multiplayer games?
> 
> \\/
> 
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