From: lcargill99@comcast.com   
      
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   Suppose I had a pseudo random network of IP nodes. Say,   
   50 out of a possible 2000 were on a given network at any given time.   
      
   I want to have a DNS-like solution that uses the static hostname of   
   each node to populate the DNS tables.   
      
   DHCP may or may not be run on the same server. Dunno yet.   
      
   There may be DHCP for more than one Class C subnet. Dunno that yet,   
   either. I don't have a clear picture of how coupled DHCP and DNS   
   really are.   
      
   Human beings would be personally responsible for setting the hostname   
   per node.   
      
   Sadly, it's better if this runs on Windows, and not necessarily a   
   Windows server offering. It can simply be something that starts up on a   
   workstation.   
      
   I would not be adverse to a small-footprint Linux VM on said Windows   
   machine to do this. Also maybe some small ARM Linux solution perhaps.   
      
   What is this sort of thing called? I don't think the classic DNS BIND   
   service works for this, but I'd be eternally grateful to be proven   
   wrong - that's a "one book" solution.   
      
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   Les Cargill   
      
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