[NMLUG] Finding my other Linux machines

[peter at espen.net (Peter Espen)]

I've got about 8 different machines/devices on my home LAN 
that have IP addresses.  I have one linux box that is a 
DNS server for my LAN and all devices use that machine as 
their DNS server.  I use static IPs simply because it's 
easy and the only machine I have to update with new or 
changed IP addresses is the DNS server.  Certainly no need 
to edit every machine's /etc/hosts file.

My DSL router gets it's WAN IP address via DHCP and it 
changes from time to time.  I use dyndns.org for dynamic 
DNS to my DSL router and I run scripts on my home LAN DNS 
server that periodically checks the WAN IP address of my 
DSL router and automatically changes the DNS information 
at dyndns.org when it changes.

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 01:05:22 -0700 (PDT)
  Tim Emerick <timothyemerick@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've been setting up a handful of linux workstations on 
>the home lan.  I'm
> unfamiliar with how to have these linux machines see 
>each other besides
> static IP and creating /etc/hosts on each machine.
> 
> My current solution has been to install samba on each 
>machine and have them
> register with a samba/wins server.
> 
> I'm sure that I need some sort of Dynamic DNS solution 
>on my lan but don't
> know where to look.
> 
> Current lan is a smoothwall 2.0 firewall/NAT/DHCP/WEB & 
>DNS Proxy
> (http://www.smoothwall.org), couple of WinXP machines 
>and 1/2 dozen Linux
> machines (one being a Samba File Server).
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Tim Emerick
> 
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