[nflug] DNS Question

[anthonyriga]

I noticed on the Debian download site there are many
binary iso images that go from 1-14. How do I know
which one I need or which one would I need? 

--- anthonyriga <torrodimerda at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The debian one I am gonna try instructions look good
> and dhcp and dns are on the same box.. Only question
> is why is this something that is is not in any of
> the
> installs of Linux? Shoudnt something like this be
> built in to the distrubutions? A simple gui frontend
> too? I have seen the frontend on Redhat and its not
> user frendly although I do find sometime editing
> named.conf easier then gui.. But tell that to a
> Windows admin and they freak!  Windows one is
> pretting
> simple to setup and its already does dynamic
> updating.
>  
> 
> --- "David J. Andruczyk" <djandruczyk at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > --- anthonyriga <torrodimerda at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > I have setup DNS Bind9 on my home network with
> > runs
> > > great only master no slave nameserver. Im still
> > trying
> > > to learn dns. I have noticed on Window server
> DNS
> > if
> > > the ip addresses of a pc changes the DNS records
> > and
> > > ptr records update automaticaly. Or new pc is
> > added to
> > > the network it is updated automatically. 
> > >   When using bind if I add new pc to the network
> I
> > > need to add that record in manually the name of
> > the pc
> > > and ipaddress correct? What happens if the
> > ipaddress
> > > changes? Do I need to change the named.conf file
> > and
> > > change the ipaddress too? Is there a way that
> bind
> > > cant do these updates like Windows DNS does?
> > 
> > In windows DNS the update happens because the
> > windows DNS and DHCP are
> > setup to talk to each other...
> > 
> > Have no fear you can do the same thing in linux as
> > long as the linubx
> > box is providing both DHCP and DNS.
> > There's several howto's out there for DHCP and DNS
> > integration, here's
> > two below.  The first is easy (debian centric, 
> but
> > that matters
> > little) The second is basically the same thing
> with
> > a LOT more
> > explanation.
> > 
> > http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/343
> >
>
http://www.ops.ietf.org/dns/dynupd/secure-ddns-howto.html
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- David J. Andruczyk
> > 
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