If you really want this, you can (not very, but still) easily install the bind-dns-server on your linux-box with the linux-dhcp-server (preferable) as dynamic-dns-server. i do so with my servers at home, this works very fine and is not that hard... howto for dhcp-server-config: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-dhcp-configuring-server.html howto for bind :http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=80095&highlight=ddns (seems not that bad...) so you will get your ips updated, if you customize also your dhclient-script on your clients (linux-clients only) and tell all your clients where to find your dns-server... HTH Roger > > I'm using Fedora Core 1, dual booted with Windows XP, on a small house > network (5-6 PCs). The router, a Linksys 4 port is managing DHCP, and > we're all on Class C. > > I'm trying to get Fedora to share folders with the Windows machines, as > well as just interact via hostnames. If I type 'ping windowsbox', it > cannot find the IP in Fedora, whereas it will find it easily in XP. > Presumably this is due to some sort of NETBIOS DNS lookup. yes, it seems so, you have your samba-server also configured as netbios-server? > > I have configured the workgroup in Samba, and the hostname of the > machine is 'tom'. > > So, what do I need to configure to allow my fedora box to see my windows > machines through DNS? >I should also mention that they change IPs but in this case, you should forget about the linksys-server-functionality. > regularly, so keeping the whole network static and using /etc/hosts is > not an option. > > I've tried the ol' Google, but to no avail. Maybe I was searching for > the wrong thing. > > Thanks! > > -- > Tom Taylor > <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
