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1veedo
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 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:49 pm Post subject: DNS resolve for hostnames in a network |
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I have names for my computers but whenever I ssh I always have to use the full IP address. If I try to run sayI get an error, | Code: | | ssh: Could not resolve hostname tux: Name or service not known |
I know of a couple solutions to this and they mostly involve static IP addresses and modifying your hosts file which would be great if I was always on the same network but I don't want to have to set up different host files for every network I join, I just want it to be dynamic.
Usually routers have dns servers so I tried adding my router to /etc/resolv.conf but it didn't seem to do anything. Is there like a refresh you have to do when you modify that file (init 2 / init 5?) or am I simply doing it wrong? |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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1veedo,
You need the sendhost option in your /etc/conf.d/net file for dhcp.
For baselayout2/openrc the net.example flle says | Code: | # GENERIC DHCP OPTIONS
# Set generic DHCP options like so
#dhcp_eth0="release nodns nontp nonis nogateway nosendhost"
# This tells the dhcp client to release its lease when it stops, not to
# overwrite dns, ntp and nis settings, not to set a default route and not to
# send the current hostname to the dhcp server and when it starts.
# You can use any combination of the above options - the default is not to
# use any of them. |
The baselayout1 syntax is slightly different. This allows the dhcp server to associate the host name with the IP address it just gave you.
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1veedo
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:51 am Post subject: |
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So I need something like | Code: | | dhcp_eth0="sendhost" |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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1veedo,
Try it. I can't test as my home network is all static and I use /etc/hosts
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floppymaster
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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This will only work if your router's dhcp server is actually configured to update the dns server. I have never used an off-the-shelf router, so I'm not certain this is enabled by default on most models.
In my network, I have a Linux box (Ubuntu LTS) doing my routing, dns, and dhcp. I had to configure dhcpd to send dns updates, and bind to receive them. |
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magic919
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I run dnsmasq on my networks to allow this kind of thing. It provides the much needed link between DHCP and DNS functions. |
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platojones
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| magic919 wrote: | | I run dnsmasq on my networks to allow this kind of thing. It provides the much needed link between DHCP and DNS functions. |
Thank you! I was looking for exactly that application for the past couple of weeks. I didn't want a full scale BIND install for my simple home network and personal VPN for my android phone. I hate typing in IP addresses from on my phone though. Solved my problem in 5 minutes. Awesome application. I just installed it, with no configuration and it works perfectly. |
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