Looking for a Name Resolution solution

[Dale Farnsworth]

Maybe, I'm just in a disagreeable mood... :)

Craig wrote:
> I don't ever recommend djb stuff - using ISC's bind/dhcpd servers and
> having dhcp clients register their names with dns is actually quite
> simple.

It is simple, but I would argue that djbdns is as simple and more robust.
To each his own.

> Appliance devices that provide dhcp and dns are never going to work...
> 1 - they don't provide dns, they provide proxy services to isp's dns

dnsmasq provides proxy services to the isp's dns, as you say.  But, it
simultaneously will resolve queries machines listed in /etc/hosts.  It
works quite well for a small network.

> 2 - they don't offer anything beyond the most basic dhcp service...an ip
> address, gateway/router address and dns information

You can configure dnsmasq to provide any dhcp information you wish.

> 3 - they have very short leases and ip address leases do not 'stick' and
> ip addresses will frequently jump around.

dnsmasq permits you to set whatever dhcp lease times you want and
they will stick if you configure dnsmasq's leases file in non-volatile
storage.

Dale Farnsworth