Re: [IPCop-devel] Issues with hosts file and ping; local DNS lookups for fixed vs auto-assigned DHCP

On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 05:55:50PM +0100, Alan Hourihane wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 09:13:29AM -0700, A. Scott-Fleming wrote:
> > On 30 Sep 2004 at 9:45, Mark Wormgoor wrote:  
> > 
> > > Hi, 
> > > 
> > > Actually, as far as I know, this doesn't work.  Dhcpd doesn't log
> > > static leases in the dhcpd.leases file and thus dynamic resolution
> > > doesn't work. You need to add a static entry on the hosts page for
> > > each static lease. 
> > 
> > So should the page where you add static leases do this for you automatically?  Or should it have a link to the  page 
> > where you edit the hosts file and just display a reminder message? 
> 
> Why should it. You necessarily have to use hostnames because of static
> leases. It's not mandatory.

                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                 You don't necessarily

Alan.