Adding a DNS Entry

To access a machine on your local network it is generally easier to do it through a name than an IP address (just because it is easier to remember). For that, it is enough to tell your name server which name match which IP.

All you have to do is specify for each machine its static IP (in contrast to dynamic DHCP IP), and the associated name, as shown in Figure 8.5.

Figure 8.5. Specify the name to associate to a static IP address

Specify the name to associate to a static IP address

Launch the wizard as many times as needed for each machine you want to associate a formal name to.

Note

The domain name for those clients is the one defined during previous step.