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On Thursday 21 March 2002 17:26, you wrote:
DHCP is a way to dynamically assign all the variables needed to connect to a network, such as IP, netmask, gateway, etc. DNS is the service that translates names that makes sense to people, to IP numbers that make sense to computers. The protocol and service doesn't vary between SuSE and anyone else on the internet. ;-) Maybe the programs used do, but that is the freedom of Linux, standards compliant software that works everywhere.
OK, but if DHCP is administered dynamically, then there is nothing to fill in, but you need to fill in something to get an Internet connection with SuSE. In the Win or Mac world, if your access to the Internet is administered dynamically, then there is nothing to fill in or see, unless you want to enforce a static IP. In this case (and only this case), I find the DNS confusing for the following reasons: 1) The dynamic administration of DHCP that I mentioned above, which usually includes not needing to include a domain, unless the individual is serving their own domain directly to the Internet. Albeit, there are some ISP's that require filling out this info such as cb.net.id. 2) The issue of hostname-computer name and domain-workgroup Linux-Win. Isn't there a clean cut way of applying this in SuSE? There are two options that I have spotted. One in KDE control center, which is called "user" and "workgroup". The other in YAST2, where "hostname" and "domain name" can be filled out. "User" is not necessarily "computer name". These are concepts that are hard to wrap my head around compared to past experience in other OS's 3) Where does my LAN start and my WAN end? If I want to have a computer called "x" and a workgroup that I want to call "y", but log onto an ISP domain called cbn.net.id and have a "username" on that ISP of "z", where do the different blanks need to be filled in in SuSE to complete this?
First, that is not your problem. I have DHCP supplied parameters for my cable modem. That affects my eth0, not eth1 which goes to my home network (Win98). If your problem is name resolution, add the IPs of your LAN to /etc/hosts AND /etc/lmhosts (this is for samba). HTH, but I am not exactly sure what your problem or question is.
OK, I have an eth0 that connects to my router. I do have an eth1 that I haven't configured yet, but I haven't done that yet as it is not connected to anything at this time. The diference between your configuration and mine seems to be that my LAN is connected to a hardware router that is connected to the cable modem (i.e. WAN). Why would I add IPs of my LAN to "/etc/hosts AND /etc/lmhosts"? I am not hosting anything. I just want to be able to log on to the other computers. The other computers on my LAN do not have static IP addresses anyway. Everything is assigned automagically.
Also, as good list netiquette, you need not add several list members to your emails. This only gives them two messages, as they will get the one via the list. With all the scanning that I have seen going on lately, we need to conserve the bandwidth. :-)
Noted. I only included them as I have discussed parts of this issue with the "cc'd" before. Cheers, Brian