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Internal DNS on LAN

mule
Hey,

We've got lots of home computers connected to an Astaro V7 and would like to have them recognize each other by computer name (so sharing will be possible).

However, trying to ping a computer by computer name doesn't resolve the IP.
Is there a way to configure the device to make the DNS work with the DHCP so we could use sharing by hostnames?

Thanks
mule


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  • 0 in reply to Arthur.Bommele
    It's already enabled, but works only by IP and not by hostname.
    It's ok, the security is fine.
  • 0 in reply to mule
    Let me try to explain again please.

    The Astaro is the DHCP server - it holds the IPs and MACs of every computer anyway.
    The Astaro is also the DNS - it acts as a proxy (DynDNS) for all the computers.

    Why can't he (as a DNS) preform a check in the DHCP table and only then go to the DNS server?

    Please correct me if I'm wrong.
    What need to be done in order to make it work?

    Thanks all in advance.
  • 0 in reply to mule
    Is your "real" DNS server able to handle DHCP updating of DNS entries?  If so, then configure the PCs to update the DNS server when they get configured by DHCP.