Comments on: Airport Extreme DHCP and LAN DNS http://schinckel.net/2007/07/08/airport-extreme-dhcp-and-lan-dns/ Like a fortune cookie, only without the fortune, and not a cookie. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:16:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matt http://schinckel.net/2007/07/08/airport-extreme-dhcp-and-lan-dns/#comment-4670 Matt Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:56:43 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2007/07/08/airport-extreme-dhcp-and-lan-dns/#comment-4670 Yeah, I've stopped using the AE for DNS and DHCP altogether. I have Linksys NSLU2 that wasn't being used, that now runs (off a USB stick) my DNS and DCHP services. Yeah, I’ve stopped using the AE for DNS and DHCP altogether. I have Linksys NSLU2 that wasn’t being used, that now runs (off a USB stick) my DNS and DCHP services.

]]> By: simplisticton http://schinckel.net/2007/07/08/airport-extreme-dhcp-and-lan-dns/#comment-4669 simplisticton Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:51:54 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2007/07/08/airport-extreme-dhcp-and-lan-dns/#comment-4669 With the latest firmware (7.3.1 -- I'm not sure when this feature arrived, though), you can specify IP leases by MAC, allowing you to ensure that every machine always gets the same IP. Once that's set up, you can put the IPs and DNS names in the /etc/hosts file on each machine. But as far as I can tell, the Airport Extreme won't do local DNS, unfortunately. That's the only thing I really miss about my DD-WRT (Linksys) router. With the latest firmware (7.3.1 — I’m not sure when this feature arrived, though), you can specify IP leases by MAC, allowing you to ensure that every machine always gets the same IP. Once that’s set up, you can put the IPs and DNS names in the /etc/hosts file on each machine.

But as far as I can tell, the Airport Extreme won’t do local DNS, unfortunately. That’s the only thing I really miss about my DD-WRT (Linksys) router.

]]> By: Matt http://schinckel.net/2007/07/08/airport-extreme-dhcp-and-lan-dns/#comment-2301 Matt Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:38:24 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2007/07/08/airport-extreme-dhcp-and-lan-dns/#comment-2301 I've basically stuck to using Bonjour/mDNS/Zeroconf. Then you just use <hostname>.local instead of <hostname>, or you can append .local to your Search domains. I’ve basically stuck to using Bonjour/mDNS/Zeroconf. Then you just use .local instead of , or you can append .local to your Search domains.

]]> By: eric http://schinckel.net/2007/07/08/airport-extreme-dhcp-and-lan-dns/#comment-2300 eric Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:26:34 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2007/07/08/airport-extreme-dhcp-and-lan-dns/#comment-2300 Hi how did you go with this ? I have discovered exactly the same problem and looking for a resolution. Eric Hi how did you go with this ?

I have discovered exactly the same problem and looking for a resolution.

Eric

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