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Re: DNS question

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.networking
Subject Re: DNS question
Date 2018-07-22 23:51 +0200
Message-ID <praf2f-0ak.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
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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.

The easiest solution is a DNS server (yes, dnsmasq is very easy). Or
edit the hosts files on all affected machines...


-- 
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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