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Date:      Wed, 3 Jul 2002 10:29:35 -0700 
From:      "Balaji, Pavan" <pavan.balaji@intel.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: DNS while using DHCP
Message-ID:  <3D386AED1B47D411A94300508B11F18703BC5B48@fmsmsx116.fm.intel.com>

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> Speaking out of turn here, the DNS is a pointer to an 
> address, so depending
> on your DHCP lease length, I would just set up an A record 
> for it in DNS all
> normal-like. I did see some stuff in the ports about dynamic 
> DNS, although I
> haven't ventured out that far yet, but maybe someone here 
> will pounce on
> this. However, before I got dedicated IP addresses, I just 
> added my DHCP
> assigned address as my A record for my domain name.

I can add the IPs of the machines to my machine. But, how about the other
machines. How do I tell them to use this list?


Pavan Balaji,
CIS Graduate Student,
Ohio State University

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect... It just means that
you have decided to see beyond the imperfections"  --  Rash


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Weisman [mailto:mark@outlander.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 2:49 AM
> To: Balaji, Pavan; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: DNS while using DHCP
> 
> 
> Speaking out of turn here, the DNS is a pointer to an 
> address, so depending
> on your DHCP lease length, I would just set up an A record 
> for it in DNS all
> normal-like. I did see some stuff in the ports about dynamic 
> DNS, although I
> haven't ventured out that far yet, but maybe someone here 
> will pounce on
> this. However, before I got dedicated IP addresses, I just 
> added my DHCP
> assigned address as my A record for my domain name.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> His Faithful Servant,
> Mark
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Balaji, Pavan" <pavan.balaji@intel.com>
> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 8:55 PM
> Subject: DNS while using DHCP
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have configured the IPs to my machines using DHCP. Now, how do I
> configure
> > one of these machines as a secondary DNS? Any tips?
> >
> >
> > Pavan Balaji,
> > CIS Graduate Student,
> > Ohio State University
> >
> > "Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect... It 
> just means that
> > you have decided to see beyond the imperfections"  --  Rash
> >
> >
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