Tim: >> I run a local DNS server, that's integrated with my DHCP server (in that >> new hosts assigned an IP by the DHCP server get their data incorporated >> into the DNS server, so all clients on my LAN use my DNS server for >> *all* name resolution, local and WWW). I don't make use of the hosts >> file. Walter H.: > The same here at my home, and which Domain do you use for local? I have a real domain name, which resolves to my externally hosted mail and website. Internally, I have a LAN sub-domain, of it, that my DNS and DHCP servers work with. e.g. www.example.com vs lan.example.com So, internally, you get local FQDNs like laserprinter.lan.example.com. Externally, you get the usual website domain names www.example.com, or just example.com. And mail is simple username@xxxxxxxxxxx. My DNS server will directly answer LAN queries, for the lan subdomain, but refer the main domain name to the internet like any other query. That kept things running pain-free, until mDNS reared it's ugly head on me when I tried to add a Canon Pixma printer to my LAN. The printer only wanted to use the zeroconf/bonjour scheme, ignoring my DNS and DHCP. It took me a while to figure out that it doesn't query normal DNS servers on port 53, at all. I can understand manufacturers adding zeroconf/bonjour functions to equipment, but I can't comprehend them taking away normal networking. Many years ago, while playing with servers on my LAN, before setting up DNS and DHCP servers, I discovered an annoying issue with just using hostnames (in the hosts file), various servers insisted on having domain names with at least one dot in them. At that stage, I took my lead from the hosts file, did a bit of ferreting around to see what purpose it had, and I went with using .localdomain as my TLD. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 14 01:31:27 UTC 2013 x86_64 (always current details of the computer that I'm writing this email on) Boilerplate: All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I only get to see the messages posted to the mailing list. Hooray! I finally finished typing this email. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
