Workgroup and naming with DHCP, DNS and IIS?

I have 3 networked PCs and a Zyxel ADSL router. All PCs are in the same
workgroup.

On the internal net, the Zyxel acts as DHCP server and gives out addresses
192.168.1.33, ...34, ...35 etc.

One of my PCs is running XP Pro and IIS; it needs to serve web pages to the
other 2 machines. Currently, users have to type
http://192.168.1.33/something..

How can I get IP naming to work, given that the Zyxel does not necessarily
allocate the same IP address on every bootup? Can I run DNS on the XPpro
machine? Or, can I give all machines a fixed IP address - and what setup
would I need on the Zyxel if I do that?

In article <uZXpqJ9PEHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>, "Stephen Anders"
<stephenanders@msn.com> wrote:
>I have 3 networked PCs and a Zyxel ADSL router. All PCs are in the same
>workgroup.
>
>On the internal net, the Zyxel acts as DHCP server and gives out addresses
>192.168.1.33, ...34, ...35 etc.
>
>One of my PCs is running XP Pro and IIS; it needs to serve web pages to the
>other 2 machines. Currently, users have to type
>http://192.168.1.33/something..
>
>How can I get IP naming to work, given that the Zyxel does not necessarily
>allocate the same IP address on every bootup? Can I run DNS on the XPpro
>machine? Or, can I give all machines a fixed IP address - and what setup
>would I need on the Zyxel if I do that?

You can give all machines a fixed IP address in the 192.168.1.x range,
or you can give a fixed IP address to the IIS computer only. Before
changing to a fixed address, check the addresses that the Zyxel is
assigning for Default Gateway and DNS Server, and make those settings
as well.

You don't need to change anything in the Zyxel's setup. If you assign
fixed IP addresses to all computers, you can disable its DHCP server.

XP Pro doesn't have a built-in DNS server. You can put the IIS
computer's name and IP address in the Hosts file on the other
computers.
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With such a small network, you ought to be able to resolve the computer name
to an IP via broadcast anyway, I'd think. Can you ping the computer by name?

Setting up that computer with a static address will work too (no need to set
up the others with statics) - and if you keep having name resolution
problems you can put the computer name & static IP address in the other
computers' hosts files.

Stephen Anders wrote:
> I have 3 networked PCs and a Zyxel ADSL router. All PCs are in the
> same workgroup.
>
> On the internal net, the Zyxel acts as DHCP server and gives out
> addresses 192.168.1.33, ...34, ...35 etc.
>
> One of my PCs is running XP Pro and IIS; it needs to serve web pages
> to the other 2 machines. Currently, users have to type
> http://192.168.1.33/something..
>
> How can I get IP naming to work, given that the Zyxel does not
> necessarily allocate the same IP address on every bootup? Can I run
> DNS on the XPpro machine? Or, can I give all machines a fixed IP
> address - and what setup would I need on the Zyxel if I do that?

I went for a fixed address on the IIS machine, it works fine.
Many thanks to those who replied.

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message
newsdfua01pi1q8fubtcteltrg9v97gj22qv2@4ax.com...
> In article <uZXpqJ9PEHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>, "Stephen Anders"
> <stephenanders@msn.com> wrote:
> >I have 3 networked PCs and a Zyxel ADSL router. All PCs are in the same
> >workgroup.
> >
> >On the internal net, the Zyxel acts as DHCP server and gives out
addresses
> >192.168.1.33, ...34, ...35 etc.
> >
> >One of my PCs is running XP Pro and IIS; it needs to serve web pages to
the
> >other 2 machines. Currently, users have to type
> >http://192.168.1.33/something..
> >
> >How can I get IP naming to work, given that the Zyxel does not
necessarily
> >allocate the same IP address on every bootup? Can I run DNS on the XPpro
> >machine? Or, can I give all machines a fixed IP address - and what setup
> >would I need on the Zyxel if I do that?
>
> You can give all machines a fixed IP address in the 192.168.1.x range,
> or you can give a fixed IP address to the IIS computer only. Before
> changing to a fixed address, check the addresses that the Zyxel is
> assigning for Default Gateway and DNS Server, and make those settings
> as well.
>
> You don't need to change anything in the Zyxel's setup. If you assign
> fixed IP addresses to all computers, you can disable its DHCP server.
>
> XP Pro doesn't have a built-in DNS server. You can put the IIS
> computer's name and IP address in the Hosts file on the other
> computers.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com