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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.networking |
| Subject | Re: DNS question |
| Date | 2018-07-23 03:18 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <i0nf2f-h21.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | <pj26q9$jkm$1@news.albasani.net> <praf2f-0ak.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> <pj31ml$9sd$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2018-07-23 00:49, Jonathan N. Little wrote: > Carlos E.R. wrote: >> On 2018-07-22 17:11, wg wrote: >>> Greetings! >>> >>> How can I provide the IP addresses of servers inside a network? >>> >>> I have several Win workstaions which must access linux servers using >>> their names rather >>> than IP addresses. >>> I do not want to edit windows hosts file. >>> >>> A server acts as internet gateway/firewall. >>> >>> Do I have to setup a liocal DNS (named)? >>> Any advise would be very much appreciated. >> >> >> Sometimes, Linux machines can broadcast their names using Samba. No, I >> do not know how, only that I have seen it happen sometimes, and not >> others. >> > > WINS. Enable it in smbd.conf and the Linux box will act as a WINS server/ Ah. > >> The easiest solution is a DNS server (yes, dnsmasq is very easy). Or >> edit the hosts files on all affected machines... >> >> > > Bind is not that difficult for a simple LAN zone. But dnsmasq is even easier :-) Just add entries to the standard hosts file. -- Cheers, Carlos.
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DNS question wg <wg1@gmx.net> - 2018-07-22 17:11 +0200
Re: DNS question William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-07-22 15:26 +0000
Re: DNS question Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2018-07-22 18:31 +0300
Re: DNS question Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2018-07-22 19:04 +0000
Re: DNS question "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-07-22 23:51 +0200
Re: DNS question "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2018-07-22 18:49 -0400
Re: DNS question "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-07-23 03:18 +0200
Re: DNS question Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-07-24 11:14 +0200
Re: DNS question wg <wg1@gmx.net> - 2018-08-11 21:03 +0200
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