Assigning static addresses and DNS info

I want to assign static address to my Windows machine that use RH as a
gateway/router. Can I assign static IP addresses to the windows machine but
still have them get DNS servers via DHCP.

Alternately, is there a way to indicate my RH gateway/router as the DNS
server. The RH gateway/router is on a dialup.

-Monty

> Can I assign static IP addresses to the windows machine but still have
> them get DNS servers via DHCP.
No.

> Alternately, is there a way to indicate my RH gateway/router as the DNS
> server. The RH gateway/router is on a dialup.
Yes. When you specify the static IP in NT you can specify all this.

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Iassen Hristov

The RH server is already setup to be a router. If I set the Windows machines
to use the RH server as the DNS server is there anything else I need to
setup on the RH server or will it just forward the DNS requests to its DNS
server at my ISP?

-Monty

"Iassen Hristov" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> > Can I assign static IP addresses to the windows machine but still have
> > them get DNS servers via DHCP.
> No.
>
> > Alternately, is there a way to indicate my RH gateway/router as the DNS
> > server. The RH gateway/router is on a dialup.
> Yes. When you specify the static IP in NT you can specify all this.
>
> --
> Iassen Hristov

In article <tCAYa.89286$(E-Mail Removed)>,
Monty Wiseman wrote:
> I want to assign static address to my Windows machine that use RH as a
> gateway/router. Can I assign static IP addresses to the windows machine but
> still have them get DNS servers via DHCP.

You can tell dhcpd to hand out static addresses using the "host"
directive in dhcpd.conf(5). Your dhcpd should have come with sample
dhcpd.conf files which illustrate this.

> Alternately, is there a way to indicate my RH gateway/router as the DNS
> server. The RH gateway/router is on a dialup.

It would be a good idea for anyone on dialup to run a local caching DNS
server. If you're running such a server, sure, set up your client boxes
to use it. If not, then no, it won't work.

Over the past few days I've written some posts here about DNS servers.
If you missed those, try Google Groups.
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Thank you all.

Monty

"Monty Wiseman" <wiseman-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:tCAYa.89286$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I want to assign static address to my Windows machine that use RH as a
> gateway/router. Can I assign static IP addresses to the windows machine
but
> still have them get DNS servers via DHCP.
>
> Alternately, is there a way to indicate my RH gateway/router as the DNS
> server. The RH gateway/router is on a dialup.
>
> -Monty
>
>

On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 16:38:32 -0700, /dev/rob0 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In article <tCAYa.89286$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Monty Wiseman wrote:
>> I want to assign static address to my Windows machine that use RH as a
>> gateway/router. Can I assign static IP addresses to the windows machine but
>> still have them get DNS servers via DHCP.
>
>You can tell dhcpd to hand out static addresses using the "host"
>directive in dhcpd.conf(5). Your dhcpd should have come with sample
>dhcpd.conf files which illustrate this.

Unfortunately, RedHat does not come with a sample dhcpd.conf. At least
not in /etc. This is a snippet of mine to do that.

###### start dhcpd.conf #################
authoritative;
ddns-update-style interim;

subnet 192.168.100.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.100.64 192.168.100.127;
one-lease-per-client true;
ignore client-updates;
default-lease-time 518400;
max-lease-time 2592000;
ddns-domainname "piotro.net";
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address 192.168.100.255;
option routers 192.168.100.254;
option netbios-name-servers 192.168.100.254;
option domain-name-servers 192.168.100.254;
option domain-name "piotro.net";

host jakepiot {
hardware ethernet 00:02:b3:64:f8:0e;
fixed-address 192.168.100.2;
}

######### end #############

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Rich Piotrowski

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On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 14:54:27 -0700, /dev/rob0 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Rich Piotrowski wrote:
>> Unfortunately, RedHat does not come with a sample dhcpd.conf. At least
>> not in /etc. This is a snippet of mine to do that.
>
>It's probably in /usr/share/doc/dhcp-$VERSION or somewhere like that.

Ah! Yes it is. Some interesting stuff I'll have to look into some
rainy day but, nothing there about sending fixed addresses.


Rich Piotrowski

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