Re: Networking Guidlines (was Setting Up DNS)

[John Ross <jross-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why would you not use your DNS zone file keeping track of your IP
addresses? I am pretty sure DHCP can not be a name (because DHCP can assign
the DNS servers and gateway, and without the DNS IP addreses you could not
convert a name to an IP address) but you could put TXT record in the DNS
file for it or even give it a name, just not use it. I am assuming you only
have one zone file and not a bunch of them. I use a source file on the
AS/400 to keep track on mine, because I have a lot of DNS files.

John Ross

At 10:38 AM 7/31/02 -0500, you wrote:
>7) Create a spreadsheet to keep track of your IP address assignments.
>This is VERY important.  While you only have a couple of things, it can
>be done in your head...but as you grow, you wont be able to do this
>anymore.  Besides, what if the proverbial truck hits?
>
>Develop good habits from the beginning and keep track of your IP
>addresses!
>
>8) While you have no internal servers such as FTP, WWW,SMTP/POP etc,
>then you wont have to worry about DNS.  But when you add your first
>server on your private (internal) network, also add a DNS server.  This
>way you will never use hard coded IP address's.