From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 29 23:20:02 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4CC916A419 for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:20:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from clint@0lsen.net) Received: from QMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.17]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8D7013C43E for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:20:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from clint@0lsen.net) Received: from OMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.51]) by QMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Jmye1Y00316AWCU0A01B00; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:09:07 +0000 Received: from 0lsen.net ([24.20.127.157]) by OMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Jn961Y00B3Pt6RU0800000; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:09:07 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=btOFVtZpkqQA:10 a=U8l8XpY043sQBdNE0wsA:9 a=DjCfIdSkgefO3qcz17PpBIVXRT0A:4 a=IJ9GriFLXp4A:10 Received: by 0lsen.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id A16CA79006; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:09:00 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:09:00 -0800 From: Clint Olsen To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071129230900.GC10829@belle.0lsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Organization: NULlsen Network X-Disclaimer: Mutt Bites! Cc: Subject: Getting DHCP to 'update' DNS records locally X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:20:02 -0000 Apologies if this isn't the correct forum. I'd like to configure DNS on my home network but make it work simultaneously with DHCP. So, when hosts are plugged into the network and issued an IP, DNS is updated to reflect the hostnames. That way I can refer to all my machines by name in all databases and I can avoid hardcoding IP addresses. I know Windows allows name-based recognition even in the instance you're using DHCP, but I'd like it to work more generally with any type of machine on the network. The problem is, when I search for terms related to this, I get hits for DynDNS and all that stuff which is /not/ what I want. I'm not trying to update a remote DNS record. This is just a local thing. If there's a lightweight DNS server that comes with a DHCP daemon, that would be fine too. I just need to know where to start. Thanks, -Clint