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["david rankin" <drankin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: "John" <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I have a server with fixed IP address which hosts my domain's DNS and 
> provides, by DHCP, IP addresses for each of the workstations and laptop 
> computers on my network.
>
> DNS happily resolves the server name from all computers. (it's fixed and 
> listed in the DNS configuration files)
>
> However, I am unable to resolve, say, a workstation from a laptop other 
> than by finding out their respective IP addresses.
>
> Have I overlooked a parameter to allow the dynamically-allocated IPs to be 
> resolved by my name server or is there more to it than that?

Yes,

   You need to configure DHCP to automatically update the DNS zone files. 
Here are some useful links:

http://evpc.biz/computing/Linux/using_BIND_as_a_local_DNS_server
http://sipx-wiki.calivia.com/index.php/HowTo_Configure_DHCP_and_DNS_Servers
http://www.option-c.com/xwiki/DNS_DHCP_server

   Also see the BIND 9 Admin. Reference Manual and man dhcpd.conf (Interim 
update scheme)


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