DHCP and DNS ... can't we just get along?

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Author: DeepakSaxenadeepak@csociety.purdue.edu
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Subject: DHCP and DNS ... can't we just get along?
Yes. We're doing this in our office via dynamic DNS. I'll
send you our conf files when i get a chance.

~ Deepak

On Dec 13 2000, at 07:42, William Lindley was caught saying:
> Is there a way, when all of us have our Linux boxen at Bandersnatch for
> the Stammtisch, for us to somehow make DNS aware of the DHCP-allocated
> addresses for each other?
>
> In other words, just because our IP's are from DHCP, isn't there some way
> to make DNS read WINS (or something... anything!) so we can 'ping' each
> other by name? Or more importantly, connect to each other BY HOST NAME
> for multiplayer games?
>
> \\/
>
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