In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 04/09/99 at 08:52 AM, Jonathan Guthrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Of course it is! If the LAN was mostly static, then I'd suggest using the >/etc/hosts files on each computer, but if things are going to change with >any frequency at all, then you'd probably want to set up a name server on >one of the computers and set up the others to refer to that so that you >don't have to change the configuration of each computer when you change the >address of one of them. OK, but if the addresses change occasionally, then it would still be a mess even with setting up a DNS, yes? (given that the hosts file needs IP addresses?) Perhaps I'm simply stuck with making the best of a bad situation ... :( Out of curiosity, do DHCP-administered addresses change only when a lease expires without renewal? (These machines are not allowed to stay up constantly.) Kenward -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Kenward Vaughan Professor of Chemistry Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA 661-395-4011 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------
