On 12-01-22 11:12 AM, Dan Martin wrote:
The network seems connected. I'd like to be able to refer to the machines by their names.
I have up to 9 machines connected, each with a distinct manually set IP address (not counting some virtual machines in Parallels on the Mac). The machines have a variety of OSs.
I may get a registered domain name, but not for about a year from now. For now I would like the simplest (read laziest) solution possible. I am hoping that there is a very simple way to run a DNS service privately on the network as opposed to changing /etc/hosts on a number of machines.
Most of what I have seen makes this look more than trivial. I am running Suse (I think Suse 10) on my gateway, but hoping I could follow directions for setting up on Ubuntu at http://lani78.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/setting-up-a-dns-for-the-local-networ...
I don't want to do anything more complicated than that for the time being.
Suggestions? is there a lazier way?
-Dan
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Make sure that your machines DNS settings go to the gateway, not your upstream providers DNS servers. If you've been setting the IP's statically you may have set it to something other than your gateway. In fact, you most likely have. You'll need to change /etc/resolv.conf if you have.
I've used small bind installs on a fair number of systems now, and honestly, they are dirt simple. I'd suggest following a guide like that and posting to the list if you have an issue with anything specific. I know most people at MUUG who run DNS servers run Bind, or are very familiar with it, so we'll be able to help you out.
Another option: If you know which MAC addresses go to which machines, you could setup a small DHCP server and have their addresses set in /etc/dhcpd.conf. This would allow you to change the IP range fairly easily, and also push custom DNS options down without having to touch each machine.
All the best, Rob