[nzlug] assign host name to computer

[Cliff Pratt]

What do you mean by "fixed name". You assign the name to the PC when 
setting it up. Do you mean that you want to be able to "ping bobspc" or 
"ping fredspc" regardless of the IP address of bobspc and fredspc?

If so, you should realise that the IP is how the packets are routed, so 
when you say "ping bobspc" the name bobspc has to be resolved to an IP 
address. If the IP address of bobspc changes your PC will not be able to 
find bobspc.

So the problem comes down to fixing the IP to the PCs. If bobspc always 
has a particular IP address then there is no problem.

Your router is assigning the IP address so either you stop it doing so 
and set the IP address in the PCs yourself or you configure it to always 
give the same IP address to your PCs each time. Others have given hints 
on how to do that.

Cheers,

Cliff

anru chen wrote:
> yes, at  most time you get a fixed IP, but i just want to know is
> there any thing i can do to get a fixed name with dynamic IP.
> 
> regards,
> 
> anru
> 
> On 3/5/07, Michal Ludvig <michal at logix.cz> wrote:
>> anru chen wrote:
>> > hi all:
>> >
>> > we have a small network, all computers are connected to a route, each
>> > time when a computer be booted up , the router will assigh a new ip to
>> > the computer.
>> >
>> > my question is how can i assign a fixed name to a computer that got
>> > different IP at each time?
>>
>> Does the router not assign the same IP every time? It should do... ;-)
>>
>> And even your PC can request the same address it used to have last time
>> and, unless there is a conflict on the net, the dhcp-server should just
>> ACK it.
>>
>> Anyway, if your router/dhcp-server is really that uncooperative, how
>> about dropping DHCP and assigning a static IP to your PC? That should
>> fix your problem.
>>
>> Michal
>>
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