[sclug] DHCP and DNS

[Sapan Ganguly]

Dude, 

Don't give up, you don't have to do manual stuff.  I know you are
using Smoothwall but maybe you could move your dhcp and DNS to a
seperate box and do this -

http://voidmain.kicks-ass.net/redhat/redhat_9_dhcp_dynamic_dns.html

Even I managed to adapt it to Debian, if you're on Redhat its even easier. :-)

On 5/2/05, Will Dickson <wrd at glaurung.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 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.
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