When configured using DHCP, two iBooks tested do not receive DNS
Servers from a router. When DNS the server addresses are entered into
the DNS field for that network configuration, the terminal and browser
both do not resolve hostnames (maybe in DHCP mode, manually entered
DNS servers are not used by the OS, even though the field is
editable), BUT when all details (ie. I.P, subnet, router, DNS servers)
are set manually, hostnames are resolved. The problem as you can guess
here is that these iBooks with static IP's could cause conflicts on a
DHCP network. Must I accept this side-effect or can someone help me,
thanks?

One has panther and the other is v10.2.

george wrote:

>When configured using DHCP, two iBooks tested do not receive DNS
>Servers from a router. When DNS the server addresses are entered into
>the DNS field for that network configuration, the terminal and browser
>both do not resolve hostnames (maybe in DHCP mode, manually entered
>DNS servers are not used by the OS, even though the field is
>editable), BUT when all details (ie. I.P, subnet, router, DNS servers)
>are set manually, hostnames are resolved. The problem as you can guess
>here is that these iBooks with static IP's could cause conflicts on a
>DHCP network. Must I accept this side-effect or can someone help me,
>thanks?
>
>
>

Presumably other machines get their dns server correctly?


From my experience os x has not problem with dhcp servers offering dns
servers and others.
A powerbook and a g4 have been using this setup for quite some time now,
inlcude versions 10.1, 10.2 and now 10.3.


Any errors in the console log?

>One has panther and the other is v10.2.
>
>

Jørgen Nørgaard <NoSPAM-jnp@nO-anneli.dk-sPAm> wrote in message news:<40a9e2b6$0$247$edfadb0f@dread12.news.tele.dk >...
> george wrote:
>
> >When configured using DHCP, two iBooks tested do not receive DNS
> >Servers from a router. When DNS the server addresses are entered into
> >the DNS field for that network configuration, the terminal and browser
> >both do not resolve hostnames (maybe in DHCP mode, manually entered
> >DNS servers are not used by the OS, even though the field is
> >editable), BUT when all details (ie. I.P, subnet, router, DNS servers)
> >are set manually, hostnames are resolved. The problem as you can guess
> >here is that these iBooks with static IP's could cause conflicts on a
> >DHCP network. Must I accept this side-effect or can someone help me,
> >thanks?
> >
> >
> >
>
> Presumably other machines get their dns server correctly?

The other (PC) machines receive the DNS servers, yes.
>
>
> From my experience os x has not problem with dhcp servers offering dns
> servers and others.
> A powerbook and a g4 have been using this setup for quite some time now,
> inlcude versions 10.1, 10.2 and now 10.3.
>
>
> Any errors in the console log?

Please where is the iBook console log and what does it log by default?

>
> >One has panther and the other is v10.2.
> >
> >

In article <1885b6e9.0405210710.656156ff@posting.google.com >,
quatto********.com (george) wrote:

> Jørgen Nørgaard <NoSPAM-jnp@nO-anneli.dk-sPAm> wrote in message
> news:<40a9e2b6$0$247$edfadb0f@dread12.news.tele.dk >...
> > george wrote:
> >
> > >When configured using DHCP, two iBooks tested do not receive DNS
> > >Servers from a router. When DNS the server addresses are entered into
> > >the DNS field for that network configuration, the terminal and browser
> > >both do not resolve hostnames (maybe in DHCP mode, manually entered
> > >DNS servers are not used by the OS, even though the field is
> > >editable), BUT when all details (ie. I.P, subnet, router, DNS servers)
> > >are set manually, hostnames are resolved. The problem as you can guess
> > >here is that these iBooks with static IP's could cause conflicts on a
> > >DHCP network. Must I accept this side-effect or can someone help me,
> > >thanks?
> > >
> >
> > Presumably other machines get their dns server correctly?
>
> The other (PC) machines receive the DNS servers, yes.

Are the iBooks on the same physical subnet as these PCs? If they are on
their own leg of the network, they may not be getting DHCP messages.

Are they getting valid IP addresses? Or are they self-assigned?

> >
> >
> > From my experience os x has not problem with dhcp servers offering dns
> > servers and others.
> > A powerbook and a g4 have been using this setup for quite some time now,
> > inlcude versions 10.1, 10.2 and now 10.3.
> >
> >
> > Any errors in the console log?
>
> Please where is the iBook console log and what does it log by default?

The "Console" application is located in /Applications/Utilties

It displays the contents of various system and application logs. Click
"logs" in the toolbar for a sidebar of selectable logs. DHCP errors
might be in system.log (mine shows one)

>
> >
> > >One has panther and the other is v10.2.
> > >
> > >




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