Resolve local hostnames / local DNS via USG60W

Ben434

Hi all,

quick one as I am not perfectly whether this can be done at all with this router:

I have a variety of devices on a subnet (wifi and cable), no issues so far. However, as I haven't set up any local DNS as of now, the hosts only can communicate via their IPs.

Is there a way to have the USG60W do local DNS so that e.g. "ping hostname" works on the local network?

Thanks!

B

Ian31

Hi @Ben434,

Couple settings combined could achieve.

Only recommend for small scale network (<=15 devices), acceptable effort to maintain.

1.Configure stable static DHCP IPs for devices

• Edit the interface of devices located
• Add IP address and MAC address of devices into static DHCP table

2.Configure domain name of USG

• On System -> Host Name, key in a domain name.
• USG DHCP service will offer the Domain Name as DNS suffix for clients

3.Add hostname into DNS for devices

• On System -> DNS, add hostname & IP of devices into Address/PTR Record table

Then you can ping hostname to test.

Ian31

Hi @Ben434,

Couple settings combined could achieve.

Only recommend for small scale network (<=15 devices), acceptable effort to maintain.

1.Configure stable static DHCP IPs for devices

• Edit the interface of devices located
• Add IP address and MAC address of devices into static DHCP table

2.Configure domain name of USG

• On System -> Host Name, key in a domain name.
• USG DHCP service will offer the Domain Name as DNS suffix for clients

3.Add hostname into DNS for devices

• On System -> DNS, add hostname & IP of devices into Address/PTR Record table

Then you can ping hostname to test.

Ben434

Thanks @Ian31 - done and dusted. cheerio