Local DNS setup (sync host names with router?)

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Local DNS setup (sync host names with router?)

I'm setting up dns on a mac mini running lion server. My goal is to be able to ping host.domain both in my home, and remotely via vpn. I could enter each record manually, but I'd like to have each hostname added automatically (I want to be able to ping machines that are joined to my network by host.domain.)

I found that if I host DHCP on the server, then I am able to achieve my goal. However, I'd like to avoid losing DHCP services in the event of a server outage. Is it possible to have dhcp hosted on the router, dns on the server, and have my dns wishes fulfilled?

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.2), lion server dns

Posted on Dec 23, 2011 4:13 PM

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Dec 26, 2011 3:13 PM in response to OceansCrashing

If I understand your requirement properly then the answer is yes. However if your server has an outage then even though your DHCP will continue to work via the router, your DNS server and hence DNS lookups would not meaning that pinging host.domain would fail, on top of that a server outage would mean your VPN server would also potentially be affected although in that case some routers can act as a VPN server as well.

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