[Linux-Discussion] Re: General LAN question
- From: John Madden <jmadden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 13:50:55 -0500
On Sun, 27 May 2001, you wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> so far all my lan setups have been peer to peer
>
> I've used windoze ICS, and a hub with the 2 ip addresses
> assigned from @home (at extra cost for the second ip)
> and finally with a linksys configured as a dhcp server.
>
> My lan has always been set up with the linksys sharing the
> Internet connection and netbui sharing files between the lan boxes.
>
> When I set up NT, or win2k or now with linux for a lan, I keep
> seeing a choice of "do I want to use a domain or a workgroup"
>
> How do I use a domain for a lan?
>
> I have several domains hosted on web hosting accounts...
> to use the domain, I also have to setup a dns for the domain to
> resolve.
Ok - "Domain" was "redefined" by M$ for NT: a domain, as in, ivy.tec.in.us, is
not the same thing as "Ntsucks," your NT domain.
> Can I use a 192.168.xxx.xxx for an internal domain?
Sure.
> Must I have one of the boxes be a server to have the lan be on a
> domain?
See above.
> Does a peer to peer setup automatically mean the lan cannot use a domain?
No (see above).
> Does having a peer to peer set up also mean I cannot have the
> ability to have intranet email be able to send emails between boxes
> on the lan?(meaning you can't have intranet mail without a mail server
> running the lan?)
peer to peer and NT domains and all of that have nothing to do with your normal
IP stuff.
John
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John Madden
UNIX Systems Engineer
Ivy Tech College
jmadden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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