How to set up DNS for home network

Folks,


I have just upgraded my home office network from ISDN to ADSL.

My "old" 3Com OfffceConnect ISDN router had a built-in DNS server. It knew
about the host names on the local LAN and resolved the lcoal host names
correctly.

I have replaced it with a 3Com "ADSL Wireless 11g Firewall Router". The 4
machines on the LAN can all see each other but are only accessible if you
specifiy the IP address. If you use a host name the router goes out onto the
network to resolve the name.
The router is set to obtain the DNS server addresses from the ISP.

Does anyone know if these routers have a built-in DNS server like the ISDN
version?.
How do I set up the local LAN - I dont really want to configure one of the
machines to act as a DNS server unless I have to/


TIA - Adam

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> Does anyone know if these routers have a built-in DNS server like the ISDN
> version?.

I couldn't see anything in the manual, but I didn't read all of it.

> How do I set up the local LAN - I dont really want to configure one of the
> machines to act as a DNS server unless I have to/
>
>
You can manually add the machines on your LAN to the hosts and lmhosts
files on each of them - this will only work if you use static addressing
on your network, but with only four machines that shouldn't be too much
hassle.

Adam Lipscombe wrote:
> Folks,
>
>
> I have just upgraded my home office network from ISDN to ADSL.
>
> My "old" 3Com OfffceConnect ISDN router had a built-in DNS server. It knew
> about the host names on the local LAN and resolved the lcoal host names
> correctly.
>
> I have replaced it with a 3Com "ADSL Wireless 11g Firewall Router". The 4
> machines on the LAN can all see each other but are only accessible if you
> specifiy the IP address. If you use a host name the router goes out onto the
> network to resolve the name.
> The router is set to obtain the DNS server addresses from the ISP.
>
> Does anyone know if these routers have a built-in DNS server like the ISDN
> version?.
> How do I set up the local LAN - I dont really want to configure one of the
> machines to act as a DNS server unless I have to/
>
>
> TIA - Adam
>
>
A lot depends what operating system versions are on the network -- if it
is a pure windows network just add the netbui protocol to each PC and
let that do the local networking names resolution. Also check at least
one of your computers is acting as "master browser"

Another way is to skick a couple of network cards in an old PC and load
PC Cop or Netboz on it stuick it between your switched hub and router
and us it as a firewall and dhcp server

On Wed, 5 May 2004 12:34:07 +0100, Adam Lipscombe wrote:

> Folks,
>
> I have just upgraded my home office network from ISDN to ADSL.
>
> My "old" 3Com OfffceConnect ISDN router had a built-in DNS server. It knew
> about the host names on the local LAN and resolved the lcoal host names
> correctly.
>
> I have replaced it with a 3Com "ADSL Wireless 11g Firewall Router". The 4
> machines on the LAN can all see each other but are only accessible if you
> specifiy the IP address. If you use a host name the router goes out onto the
> network to resolve the name.
> The router is set to obtain the DNS server addresses from the ISP.
>
> Does anyone know if these routers have a built-in DNS server like the ISDN
> version?.
> How do I set up the local LAN - I dont really want to configure one of the
> machines to act as a DNS server unless I have to/
>
> TIA - Adam

Hi

Don't install NetBEUI, it's not necessary. All you need is TCP/IP, File &
Printer sharing and Client for MS Networks. Do you have a firewall on any
of your systems? Can you ping any of the PCs by name? Have you disabled any
of your system services?

Regards

Bill