[COLUG] Lan hostname to IP resolution

[Richard Holbert]

David,

You'll probably have to use some combination of DHCP and DNS.  You might
be able to configure your router to issue an IP address based on the MAC
address of your individual computers. If not, turn off DHCP in your
router, and set up your own DHCP server.

The following link will get you started:

<http://www.brennan.id.au/10-DHCP_Server.html>

If not, google is your friend. You can also set up your own caching DNS
server.

Rick

david riggs wrote:
> I  have several Linux machines plugged in, or wirelessed into, my
> Verizon ADSL router.
> 
> 
> I just want to be able to from one machine  issue e.g.
> 
> "scp -pr project1 my-etch1:"
> 
> in order to make a quickie copy of one folder into my home folder on the
> other machine (hostname of "my-etch1") rather than find out and type in
> the full IP each time.
> 
> 
> The ip address (192.168.1.X) varies from time to time as the links come
> up and down, so I cannot just put something like "192.168.1.68 
> my-etch1" into /etc/hosts.
> 
> What is the best (or easiest?) way to set up so that the system can
> figure out for itself the IP address for each machine (as it changes
> over the days).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> David Riggs
> Oberlin
> 
> (running Debian Sarge, Etch, Ubuntu 7.11 on PC's and Xubuntu D-Drake on
> iBook)
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