[sclug] DHCP and DNS

[Will Dickson]

Will Dickson wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> For various unimportant reasons, I decided it would be an idea to 
> migrate my LAN to DHCP. Well, it is the 21st century and all that... 
> Specifically, I'm running a Smoothwall Express (firewall) which inter 
> alia provides a DHCP server, so I thought it ought to be fairly 
> drool-proof to set up.

[snip]

Many thanks to everyone who replied. Having thought about it, I've come 
to the conclusion that what I really need is a conventional local DNS 
service: keep the permanent residents static, use Smoothwall's DHCP to 
cater for any guests which expect it, provide nice long leases, and 
simply hand-hack guests into the DNS as required. It's crude but it 
ought to be adequate for what I'm trying to do. The fact that it's also 
pretty much the opposite of what I originally set out to do is neither 
here nor there. :-)

Will.