11/05 Looking for tips on setting up DNS on a laptop which changes networks
frequently. I need local mail delivery, and qmail doesn't like not
being able to resolve my local hostname. I get DNS via dhcp for now,
but if anyone knows of a way on unix (FreeBSD) to dynamically change
my fqdn to <DEAD>hostname.whatever.com<DEAD> when I move to a new network,
I'd appreciate it. I don't have dynamic dns available. Is there a
non-messy way to do this with BIND forwarders? I've tried running
a local dns server which rewrites its zone files everytime it gets
a new IP via DHCP, but it's ugly and unreliable. -John
\_ doesn't your local host name also need to be configured into
qmail, or does it learn it each time via dns? And why are you
assuming your local host name has anythign to do with a name
assigned to some interface address?
\_ Sorry for the long post, I've put the details in
~john/dns. Thanks. -John |