On Saturday 05 August 2006 04:39, Tim wrote: >On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 10:16 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >> Ok I had this: >> ddns-update-style interim; >> ignore client-updates; >> >> # we want the nameserver to appear at a fixed address >> host ns { >> next-server gene.coyote.den; >> hardware ethernet 00:04:4B:5D:EB:7D; >> fixed-address 192.168.71.1; >> } >> } >> Which may not be correct in itself :( but it worked. > >Meaning, if you had a machine with the above MAC (00:04:4B:5D:EB:7D), >it'll get assigned that IP address (192.168.71.1), and told to use the >hostname of "ns" (which gets expanded to the ns.gene.coyote.den FQDN). > >If you're not using a PC as a dedicated name server, with that domain >name, you may as well remove the entire clause. > The dhcp server is actually running on this machine, 192.168.71.3. >> And I've added this below that: >> group { >> # we want the lappy at a fixed address too >> host diablo { >> hardware ethernet 00:14:A5:75:32:C9; >> fixed address 192.168.71.5; >> } >> } >> >> But a network restart on the lappy is still getting 192.168.71.102? > >Obvious questions: >Is the MAC correct? Thats a copy/paste from the lappies ifconfig output. >Is the laptop set to configure its IP via DHCP? Yes. I'll give it some more exersize later, I just got back from a maintainance shift at the tv transmitter & need some winks. >On my system, I also included an 'option host-name "diable";' style of >entry within the braces. Just to help ensure the device used the >hostname I wanted it to. > >-- >(Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) > >Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. >I read messages from the public lists. -- Cheers, Gene People having trouble with vz bouncing email to me should add the word 'online' between the 'verizon', and the dot which bypasses vz's stupid bounce rules. I do use spamassassin too. :-) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.