localhost or LAN addresses in /etc/hosts

[H.S.]

Chris G wrote:

>>
> How is that any easier than simply giving the printer a static IP?  I
> have to faff about in the router's configuration to tell it to
> associate the MAC addres with the printer, that's just *another* place
> I have to do things.  I'm using dnsmasq to try and minimise that sort
> of hassle.

dnsmasq has exactly similar functionality. I specify the mac addresses
in dnsmasq and their associated names. I can additionally tell dnsmasq
what IP to give to a specific mac. dnsmasq.conf is the only place I have
to do this, one line per machine. I used to have the IP addresses and
hostnames in /etc/hosts. Not anymore, dnsmasq has solved that problem
quite nicely.

BTW, I am using an old computer running Debian as my router. But I
supposed the usual consumer routers also include functionality. In any
case, I just wanted to say that if you have dnsmasq running, that is the
only place where you should need to describe your network.

Good luck.




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