DNS configuration: resolving a standalone host name

Hi! It's my first post in linuxforums.org, so Hallo! ;)

My lan at home is as follows:
1. quiniserver, 192.168.0.1
2. quinipt, 192.168.0.4
3. Wifi DSL router, dhcpd enabled
4. iPaq, wifi, dhcp

The iPaq uses quiniserver's DNS, and for it to sync with quinipt, the DNS has to answer quinipt's IP when applied for "quinipt" computer name:
quinipt -> 192.168.0.4

AFAIK I cannot change "quinipt" for, for instance, "quinipt.quiniserver" in the iPaq's settings (make me know if you know how to do so!). That would solve my problem 8-(

So the question is, how could I get the DNS to answer 192.168.0.4 when asked for "quinipt"?

Maybe there's a way to use /etc/hosts to resolve the name?

Hope I've explained my problem well enough O8-)

TIA ;)

Software: debian sid, bind 9.2.3. HP iPaq 4150

Yeh you could add it to the hosts file the format is like so

Code:

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192.168.0.1 quinipt

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Originally Posted by Giro

Yeh you could add it to the hosts file the format is like so

Code:

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192.168.0.1 quinipt

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AFAIK bind9, quiniserver's DNS server, does not use /etc/hosts for autentication:
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quiniserver:/# host quinipt
quinipt does not exist, try again
quiniserver:/# cat /etc/hosts |grep quinipt
192.168.0.4 quinipt
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What I need is bind9 (or another DNS server) to answer 192.168.0.4 when asked to resolve "quinipt"... 8-?

Thanks for your answer ;)