On 2020-07-17 06:44, Bob Goodwin wrote:
On 2020-07-16 17:43, Ed Greshko wrote:
> OK.... Will do it in a bit. I did forget to ask one question.
>
> Your systems are all using DHCP to get their IP addresses, yes?
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Yes. I had been assigning addresses but found letting the router dhcp server do it is
much more convenient. I can change them if I want and make them static so they match the
mac addresses for filtering, and whatever ... Nothing is set in concrete, I can do it
differently if not the best way.
No, no need to change it.
It explains why "ping smb" was able to get an IP address.
I'm pretty sure that you have the IP address of the router in your /etc/resolv.conf.
So, the DNS server your using is the same as the DHCP server. In this case, when the DHCP
server supplies
a lease it also adds a DNS record.
That didn't dawn on me since all of my servers use static IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and
use a different DNS server
than the router. So....my bad for not thinking of that.
Anyway..... I'll have my write up soon. I had my own issue here which has me
side-tracked.
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