[Eug-lug] Getting a machine on the network

[Michael Miller]

Matt,

I don't know what kind of router you have but DNS changes are instant.
 If you change IP addresses and the new IP address ( Not the DNS name)
is not working then you have to clear the ARP cache in your router and
or switch.

Mike Miller

On 3/29/06, Matthew Jarvis <mattj at bikefriday.com> wrote:
> Bob Crandell wrote:
> > I used Webmin to configure DNS on my computer at home.  It made it a
> > little easier but you still have to understand DNS stuff.
> >
> <snipped>
>
> I put Webmin on it and tried it out - nice tool... thanks - I had
> forgotten about that one...
>
> I've renamed it a couple of times (hostname was the command I was
> looking for) but my wireless router sees the two machines and properly
> identifies one, but not this one. It has the ip address right, just
> missing the name...
>
> One thing I didn't try last night was resetting the router to see if it
> would pick up the new name... I was getting tired/frustrated and didn't
> want to mess with it anymore that late....
>
> Matthew S. Jarvis
> IT Manager
> Bike Friday - "Performance that Packs."
> www.bikefriday.com
> 541/687-0487 x140
> mattj at bikefriday.com
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