Re: How to store/get hosts names when using dhcp ?

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

Jabka Atu wrote:
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> Hello,..
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> I'm upgrading my small home network .
> today i use /etc/hosts on each machine to figure out where each host
> goe's as in :
>
> 192.168.0.1 whitebox.rent.net whitebox
> 192.168.0.2 bluebox.rent.net bluebox
> 192.168.0.3 blackbox.rent.net blackbox
>
> since if i do any change in machine ip i will be forced to update all
> files.
> how can i make it _dynamically_ (As in if some computer is connected
> to the network then all other computer know about it 

I have used dnsmasq package for this. Pretty easy to configure via its 
conf file. Helped streamline my home network. HTH.

->HS