X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: Matthew Woehlke Subject: Re: Accessing remote PC (ssh?) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:53:07 -0500 Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: <45F9B2DF DOT 1020703 AT bellsouth DOT net> <45F9CCD0 DOT 3060001 AT cygwin DOT com> <45FAEEA0 DOT 8090107 AT cygwin DOT com> <45FB2794 DOT 1050402 AT cygwin DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.10) Gecko/20070221 Thunderbird/1.5.0.10 Mnenhy/0.7.4.0 In-Reply-To: <45FB2794.1050402@cygwin.com> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > Matthew Woehlke wrote: >> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> Ok, Larry, I have to ask... does your $50 appliance really have a DNS >> server in it too? > > No. But it will happen someday. ;-) But your question reminds me that > I forgot to mention that the router should be set up to point to your > ISP's DNS. But as I recall, I didn't have complete success with name > resolution of local machines until I switched to using static DHCP IPs > and adding the names and IPs to my /etc/host files. It's really the > best way to go if one's router supports it. That's what I thought. I find it unlikely that your ISP allows you to register with their DNS. :-) To Charles: Unless you are unable to resolve normal Internet addresses like gmane.org and cygwin.com (which seems unlikely), then (unless your router /does/ function as a DNS server) forget all the stuff about playing with your DNS configurations (unless you intend to actually set up a DNS server ;-)). It Ain't Broke. Being able to tell your router to hand out addresses based on MAC's would be useful, but probably you want to do one of three things: - Forget about names and memorize a few IP's - Add some convenient entries to /etc/hosts - Use Windows' 'ping' any time you need to know a host's IP ...and in either case, update /etc/hosts or your brain when/if your DHCP leases expire. IOW, keep doing what (if I followed the thread right) you're currently doing. :-) -- Matthew "Have you tried that new mixed drink, 'GDR'"? "What is it?" "Gin, Duck and Rum. It tastes fowl." -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/