DNS Server - HOME

[Craig White]

On Fri, 2006-01-20 at 20:48 -0700, Craig White wrote:
> 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?
> ----
> 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
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a couple more thoughts as I read through your questions more
carefully...

If DHCP is turned on in the Linksys and it serves 192.168.1.100 to
192.168.1.150 - don't manually assign any ip addresses in the range that
DHCP might use.

Also, put manual ip addresses in the print servers and any wireless
access points per my above suggestions.

FWIW...If I am using an ip network of 192.168.1.0 (class C subnet of
255.255.255.0)

I always assign...

192.168.1.1   through 192.168.1.20   to servers
192.168.1.21  through 192.168.1.40   to printers
192.168.1.51  through 192.168.1.199  to dhcp server for automatic
192.168.1.200 through 192.168.1.253  to special devices

and I always use 192.168.1.254 for my router/default gateway but that
would require altering the Linksys which as I have always noticed them
to default to 192.168.1.1 so why fight it if you don't fully understand
it?

Craig