Providing host names via private IP addresses / DHCP

[Shashank Bhide]

Michael D. Setzer II wrote:
> I've got a machine currently running Fedora Core 1, and over the 
> semester break I want upgrade it to FC3, and also get the machine 
> to provide hostnames. Currenlty the machine has 9 ethernet ports, 
> one connected to the college backbone, and the other 8 planned to 
> go to 8 computer labs of 20 computer each. I have the DHCP setup 
> to provide different blocks of IPs to each room off each port, 
> 192.168.1.x thru 192.168.8.x, but the systems don't get host names. 
> The IPtables configuration provides web access, and even the FTP 
> with the ip_tables entries, but not the host name. I am just looking to 
> get the machines to have names like host1-100 or similar. Right 
> now, the labs connect directly to the backbone with no firewall, and 
> get names like host73-196.guamcc.net. 
> 
> My primary lab currently has multi-boot machines with 98/XP/FC2 or 
> FC3, currently 12 with FC3 and 8 with FC2. 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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You could set up a DNS server on the same system as your DHCP server. I 
have a small help file that may interest you. I am attaching it herewith.

HTH,
Shashank
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