[OT] DNS & DHCP on a router

[Ian Malone]

Stuart Murray-Smith wrote:
>> Quick question:
>> Should I expect a home router which does DHCP to be
>> able to resolve names on the local net?
> 
> No, you'd need a local resolver such as BIND to resolve names to IP
> addies. DHCP just provides  IP addies, without resolving.
> 

Okay, thanks to all who answered.
(And to clarify, yes, I did mean a Linksys box.)

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imalone