Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 19:17:09 -0600 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "David Preece" <davep@afterswish.com> Subject: Re: dhcpd and naming (warning, ranty). Message-ID: <001d01c0a9c9$114f3c60$6100000a@vladsempire.net> References: <5.0.2.1.1.20010309165732.026f1fa8@pop3.paradise.net.nz>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "David Preece" <davep@afterswish.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 10:38 PM Subject: dhcpd and naming (warning, ranty). > OK, this is insanity. > <Snip> > So, in essence it doesn't work, does it? As a consistent - simple plan that > holds together it's a no flyer. It strikes me that perhaps the only way to > do this is to put all the unix resources on static IP's and have hosts > files kicking around all over the place..... Or try and get a solution > together myself and attempt to get it accepted through the defeaning chants > of "It always works for us", "It's easy really", "There's nothing wrong > with the existing one" etc. etc. > It always has worked for me. It's easy, too. And there is nothing wrong with the existing one. > Ah, fuckit. I have to hand one to the Windows weenies - here we have > another task that is just too difficult to be even remotely pratical on > Unix: naming on a Lan. Too depressing for words. > I've got DHCP and named running on my local network here. No need for host files, can bang around my network using hostnames, and the windows weeenies can plug into the switch and get out to the net without having to (gasp) change anything too difficult in their configurations. Josh :) > Dave :( To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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