[plug] ip address and interface question (new)

[Daniel Foote]

> If you are using DHCP, and run a DNS server as well, then it is possible.
> For example, when a machine on my network gets a DHCP address, it
> sends it's hostname as well, and gets put in DNS. For example, when
> 'david' (a winbloz) box connects, it sends it's hostname with the DHCP
> request, and the server tell's it that the domain is white.lan, and
> updates the DNS server. So any machine can ask for david.white.lan (or
> just david if it's a linux box with 'search white.lan' in the
> resolv.conf file) and get the correct machine.
>
> Of course, this does require a non winbloz box as the DHCP/DNS server.
> I can post parts of my config's to help you if you want.

I do the same thing at home - also works really great for LAN
parties... (Plus PHP magic for a intranet list of connected computers,
with their names).

Debian stable's bind9 and dhcpd3 can be very easily configured to make
this all work.

It's also interesting to note that my internal machines get
<machinename>.lan... seems to be a popular suffix for internal nets...

Daniel Foote.