If you want to use DHCP, then you are going to have to set up a DNS server, and use dynamic updating to register the clients' IP addresses to the DNS server should they ever change due to a reboot, expired lease, etc. But since you have such a small network, why not just use static IP addresses, and a hosts file? The only other thing I can think of, is that you could write a cmd file for each windows box, that would run ipconfig strip out the IP address information, and then edit the host file on you linux box to reflect any changes if/when they occur. However, that would be compliated way to solve the problem. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 6/28/2003 at 1:45 PM edwarner99@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >This is where my confusion is. Since the windows >machines get there ip address from dhcp on the linux >box, how can I add the info in the /etc/host file or >with the redhat-config-network because I won't know >what address has been assigned? > > >Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 09:34:54 -0700 (PDT) >From: Pierre Lamb <plamb_98@xxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: Name Resolve on Intranet >To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >Reply-To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >--0-1017903114-1056818094=:9106 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Did you put it in the host file located in /etc? > >edwarner99@xxxxxxxxx wrote:Network setup: > >eth0 connected to DSL, eth1 set to 192.168.100.1 and >configured with DHCPD > >2 Windows computers (Win2k, WinXP). > >The windows computers are seeing the network fine and >can see the linux machine. I can ping back and forth >with ip addresses, but only from windows to the linux >box with host name; not able to go from linux to >windows with host name. > >The problem is that the computers (windows) cannot be >resolved to IPAddresses. > >Example, my XP box is called "ok1". I ping ok1 >this results in "ping: unknown host ok1" > >What do I need to do to have linux resolve the windows >computer names to IPAddresses so I can use computer >names when on my linux box? > >I am not running the DNS server, don't really want to >if I don't have to. >Thanks, > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! >http://sbc.yahoo.com > > >-- >Shrike-list mailing list >Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list regards, shane
