Hi!

I want the various machines on my network to refer to each other by name and not hardwire the ip address on them all.

Currently they all get their ip address from the 2600 using DHCP but I want to be able to ftp, ssh etc using the target host's hostname.

Am I expecting too much - or have I just got poor config.

FYI all my pcs run ubuntu, apart from the TiVo, XBox and Wii

Cheers

What are you using for local hostname resolution on your LAN ?

No the 2600 won't do it.

Bah!

Thanks for replying - albeit with bad news

So the router serves up the ip via DHCP but won't log the name of that host and then be its own DNS server?

Sounds like I'll have to make all the ip addresses static - what a chore!

Currently, I think I'm just forwarding the nameserver straight out to my ISP's nameservers - the router seems to do this automagically.

That is for real world name resolution - for local name resolution I'm currently not doing anything -just typing in all those ip addresses and its becoming a pain

Cheers

TaDa wrote: Bah!

Thanks for replying - albeit with bad news

So the router serves up the ip via DHCP but won't log the name of that host and then be its own DNS server?

Sounds like I'll have to make all the ip addresses static - what a chore!

Currently, I think I'm just forwarding the nameserver straight out to my ISP's nameservers - the router seems to do this automagically.

That is for real world name resolution - for local name resolution I'm currently not doing anything -just typing in all those ip addresses and its becoming a pain

Cheers

Use a common host file on each PC or run a local DNS server with forwarders to your ISP....

Maybe Multicast DNS would offer a more flexible solution.

Thanks. I think I've come up with a workable solution for now...

I have configured my main pc with a fixed ip address - this is typically the hub for all my activities (serving up media and for backups), the others are laptops and taken elsewhere so they need DHCP.

I can configure TiVo, the Wii and the XBox to go to this one main pc for their media.

Later, when I've saved a little money I might buy a small hackable NAS box and, since it'll probably be on all the time, put a DNS server on it (and all my media) (I'm thinking of a Western Digital World Book).

Its a shame the 2600 didn't do what I want but I have a more acceptable solution for now and a long term aim.

Cheers