> Who runs your LAN, and your DHCP server? What platform is it running on? What name service(s) do you use? DNS? WINS? I think probably the best thing for me to do is wait till Monday on this one and check with a network admin - I don't wanna go screwing something up :o) -----Original Message----- From: Paul Howarth [mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 26 February 2005 13:00 To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: RE: Setting up network details... On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 12:53 +0000, Irving, Dave wrote: > I'd really like to do one of two things: > > Either > 1) Name my box so that it can be seen by name on the local network. Is > this possible whilst still using DHCP...? > If its not: > 2) How do I go about finding a free address on my LAN? Who runs your LAN, and your DHCP server? What platform is it running on? What name service(s) do you use? DNS? WINS? The way I do it is to arrange for my DHCP server (running on a Linux box) to give my Linux boxes static IP addresses (this is done by using a MAC address to IP address mapping on the DHCP server). I also run the DNS for the LAN, and static IP addresses make DNS easy :-) As for the dynamic pool, they get dynamic-looking hostnames too, such as: dhcp-10-1-1-1.intranet.example.com dhcp-10-1-1-2.intranet.example.com Another way of doing it is by using dynamic DNS updates, but that's rather more complicated I think. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.
