Hostnames with static IPs

synthead · 2008-09-12 23:38:38

I set up a server with the name "raspberrohs". I edited /etc/rc.conf and /etc/hosts to reflect it. If I obtain an IP via DHCP, I can access it anywhere on the network by it's name. But, if I assign the server to an IP (via netcfg2), I can only access it via its IP. How do I fix this?

.:B:. · 2008-09-12 23:49:15

You need to set it in the router's hosts table too afaik:

root@Zeus:~# uname -a
Linux Zeus 2.4.34 #3 Sun Sep 30 20:33:21 CEST 2007 mips unknown
root@Zeus:~# cat /etc/hosts 
127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain           localhost
10.0.0.1        zeus.borromini.net              zeus
10.0.0.5        hermes.borromini.net            hermes
10.0.0.3        okeanos.borromini.net           okeanos
10.0.0.10       playstationthree.borromini.net  playstationthree
10.0.0.15       amalthea.borromini.net          amalthea

Almost all my boxen have a static IP over DHCP, the server (amalthea) is the only one having a fully static setup (ie IP not assigned by DHCP), and I can resolve it just fine with this.

Last edited by B (2008-09-12 23:53:21)

synthead · 2008-09-12 23:55:43

Ohhhhhh yeah, static IP over DHCP. I forgot all about that. I'll do that, thanks a lot

synthead · 2008-09-13 00:00:59

How do you use netcfg2 to lease a static IP over DHCP? I am on a small network at work and I'm not able to change the settings on the router.

.:B:. · 2008-09-13 14:18:21

You don't configure that on the client-side, that needs to be set server-side (on my router in /etc/ethers).

synthead · 2008-09-13 17:17:32

I figured that if the DHCP server registers my hostname, I could take advantage of it.

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#1 2008-09-12 23:38:38

Hostnames with static IPs

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