DNS Server - HOME

[KevinO]

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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.
> 
This isn't necessarily a good idea. It is better to keep auth name servers
separate from caching name servers.

If you really want to do it on one box, do it with two different IPs and two
different servers. (like tinydns and dnscache)

> 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?
> 
> Jerry
> 


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