DNS questions - WORK

[Craig White]

On Fri, 2006-01-20 at 20:16 -0700, Jerry Davis wrote:
> I am installing linux for one of our servers.
> I am a real novice when it comes to networking issues.
> 
> I know conceptually what DNS is.
> I also know what the ip address of our DNS server is at work.
> I also know that we use DHCP.
> 
> All I have ever done at home is manipulate the /etc/hosts files.
> What we want to do is use the DNS Server at work. So that no matter what our 
> address becomes when booting up, all the other hosts will know about our new 
> address.
> 
> So how do I set up our linux box, to resolve to the DNS Server, and use DHCP, 
> and if the address changes how does the DNS Server know about it?
> 
> I hope I made myself clear.
> 
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you did - lots of people have found this to be extremely helpful.
http://www.brennan.id.au/index.html

BIND/DHCP can be difficult to configure.

I would recommend that you use webmin <http://www.webmin.com> to do all
BIND (DNS) and DHCP configuration.

Craig