DNS Server - HOME

[Craig White]

On Fri, 2006-01-20 at 20:32 -0700, Jerry Davis wrote:
> Ok,
> 
> I am pretty fed up with going through the rig-a-ma-role of finding out what my 
> new addresses are for each of my boxes at home everytime my power goes out.
> I have to find out what the addresses are by logging into each box, doing an 
> ifconfig, and then changing every /etc/hosts file on every machine to match.
> Everything is DHCP.
> 
> My question is how do I setup a DNS server that keeps track of all that for 
> me.
> 
> I need the DNS Server to not only resolve all my lan addresses but also the 
> internet.
> 
> OR do I set everything on my linksys as STATIC according to the MAC address.
> Also, if I can do everything static, does it work for the wireless boxes and 
> printservers?
> 
> Also, what is the step by step for doing this on linksys?
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No - Linksys provides minimal DNS - no complicated setup.

Set your IP addresses manually - on a home setup, you are talking about
maybe at most 5 computers...

Device        IP Address      Subnet Mask
Linksys       192.168.1.1     255.255.255.0
Computer A    192.168.1.10    255.255.255.0
Computer B    192.168.1.20    255.255.255.0
Computer C    192.168.1.30    255.255.255.0

All computers should use the 'Linksys' for their 'Gateway' address...set
the gateway address on all the computers to 192.168.1.1

DNS on all systems should be set to whatever your provider
suggests...i.e. Cox would suggest 68.2.16.30 & 68.2.16.25 & 68.6.16.30

Craig