I found this link...
http://wiki.genunix2.org:8080/wiki/index.php/Setting_Up_DNS/BIND_On_a_Home_Network
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Technomage_Hawke <
technomage.hawke@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been there man. managing a bunch of hosts files is waaaaaay too much
> work. I tried the BIND for local networks but could never quite get it to
> work right.
>
> On Aug 11, 2010, at 9:03 PM, Eric Cope wrote:
>
> I want to set up a small network of selenium-rc nodes for web testing. I'd
> like one to be the selenium server, a couple testing nodes, and the test web
> server.
> I could do hosts files, but then if I grow the network, or change it, the
> idea of managing all of the hosts files seems like a pain. I hoped DNS would
> be a better solution AND it seemed like a great reason to learn how to setup
> BIND.
>
> Eric
>
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Eric Shubert <ejs@shubes.net> wrote:
>
>> Eric Cope wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> I want to setup FQDNs for my home network.
>>>
>>
>> Why? What do you intend to accomplish?
>> (Too often people try implementing a solution for a problem they don't
>> really understand.)
>>
>> Does anyone have a good tutorial on setting up BIND for a
>>> Mac/Windows/*nix environment? I was hoping to keep DHCP from my router (it
>>> supports static DHCP - yes I know that's contradictory).
>>> I have a dynDNS account, <mynet>.dyndns.org <http://dyndns.org>.
>>>
>>>
>>> I want to be able to assign names like
>>>
>>> macbook.<mynet>.dyndns.org <http://dyndns.org> for my macbook
>>> crappy.<mynet>.dyndns.org <http://dyndns.org> for my windows machine
>>> e-server.<mynet>.dyndns.org <http://dyndns.org> for my freebsd server
>>> ...
>>>
>>
>> To be able to do this from the outside/wan, you simply need a client
>> program that tells dyndns.org what your (router's if you have cable, or
>> DSL modem's if you use DSL) public IP address is, and when it changes. See
>> http://www.dyndns.com/support/clients/. That program (there are several
>> from which to choose, some of which are already built-in to firewalls such
>> as IPCop) can run on your router or any one of your computers behind it.
>> There are several ways you can do this, none of which directly involve bind.
>> DynDNS handles all the bind stuff for you on the public side.
>>
>> On the lan side of things, you can set up a private DNS server if you'd
>> like, but for a handful of computers, it's often easier to just edit the
>> hosts file on each machine.
>>
>>
>> My googling has come up short, mostly because my search terms are lame.
>>> Anyone have any ideas? tips? tutorials? good search terms? I don't want to
>>> rely on hosts files.
>>>
>>
>> Again, why (not)?
>>
>> Personally, I use IPCop, which takes care of all of this (and much more)
>> for me. IPCop is relatively simple, and very reliable.
>>
>> --
>> -Eric 'shubes'
>>
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