ping using name instead of ip

[Brian Tafoya]

There is a REALLY good, simple DNS server called dnsmasq (search 
freshmeat.net) that reads the DHCP hosts and dishes them out for you. :) 
No need for bind.

Brian

On 11 Jan 2003, mazdaracer wrote:

> Before I used to use fixed addresses on my systems and had the data in
> the hosts file. Now with DHCP, the host files don't know who's around.
> There is really no need for me to use DHCP, but I thought I'd use it to
> learn some stuff. Do I have to make my DHCP server (it's all one box 
> anyway right now) a DNS server? Or?
> pete
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