[PLUG] question for Ubuntu gurus

Tim tim-pdxlug at sentinelchicken.org
Fri Oct 8 16:13:56 UTC 2010


On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 10:02:24PM -0700, logical american wrote:
> 
> > I would think a dynamic IP would preclude the being of a DNS server, as if the servers IP were to change, no one could find the DNS anymore.
> >
> > Or am I missing something here?
> Maybe I've not provided enough information.  The dhcp server is 
> assigning a dynamic ip to the eth1 interface.  The dns server needs to 
> know eth1's IP alright but the conf files expect a static ip, as you stated.
> 
> I think the solution is to make eth1 a static ip, and lend out a dynamic 
> ip to the router downstream, and then the dns server will be happy.

I'm also still confused about what you are trying to do...  Are you
wanting an authoritative server or a recursive one?

> Or as another person suggests, perhaps run dnsmasq, but Ubuntu has a 
> semi-automatic network manager that likes to do things itself, as I am 
> finding out.

Yes, it does.  I've fought with it on a number of occasions... =\
It seems when some people go to write a GUI interface, they often
forget that much of the world still likes editing config files.

tim



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