On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Roland RoLaNd <r_o_l_a_n_d at hotmail.com> wrote: > vim /etc/dhcpd.config > ddns-update-style interim; > ddns-rev-domainname "in-addr.arpa"; > > Jan 1 01:25:58 dnalor dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.25.100 (192.168.25.25) from 00:23:4b:cc:6c:b7 (oli) via eth0 > Jan 1 01:25:58 dnalor dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.25.100 to 00:23:4b:cc:6c:b7 (oli) via eth0 > Jan 1 01:26:16 dnalor dhcpd: Unable to add forward map from oli.home.local to 192.168.25.100: timed out > > > PS: i dont have named installed as i use the ISP's dns, may that be the cause? > Since you are not running your own dns then you don't need dynamic dns updates enabled. When dynamic dns updates are turned on dhcpd can update a zone in named with the hostname for the ip handed out. The benefits of running your own dns server is that you can access systems in your network by name and not ip. Ryan