Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN

gjacobse

Which is 'better'

Mapping by IP or FQDN?

NerdyDad

@gjacobse said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

Which is 'better'

Mapping by IP or FQDN?

What if DNS fails? Then FQDN fails. But what if you move the server or shares to another server and the IP address changes?

black3dynamite

@gjacobse said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

Which is 'better'

Mapping by IP or FQDN?

FQDN. It a lot easier to move data between servers if users are mapped with FQDN. Especially if using Dfs Namespace.

scottalanmiller

FQDN normally, way more flexible.

gjacobse

Using the FQDN is ideal... even if you just explain how to used explorer to get to it.

But in some cases, like this VPN connection, FQDN doesn't resolve..

Dashrender

@gjacobse said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

But in some cases, like this VPN connection, FQDN doesn't resolve..

Yeah I hate that about VPNs - DNS issues. In those cases I normally use a hosts file.

Obsolesce

@NerdyDad said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

@gjacobse said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

Which is 'better'

Mapping by IP or FQDN?

What if DNS fails? Then FQDN fails. But what if you move the server or shares to another server and the IP address changes?

Why are your DNS server(s) so unreliable?

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

@gjacobse said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

But in some cases, like this VPN connection, FQDN doesn't resolve..

Yeah I hate that about ~~VPNs~~ LAN-centric systems - DNS issues. In those cases I normally use a hosts file.

FTFY

scottalanmiller

@Tim_G said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

@NerdyDad said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

@gjacobse said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

Which is 'better'

Mapping by IP or FQDN?

What if DNS fails? Then FQDN fails. But what if you move the server or shares to another server and the IP address changes?

Why are your DNS server(s) so unreliable?

You can always do three or more if you need to.

Dashrender

@scottalanmiller said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

@Tim_G said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

@NerdyDad said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

@gjacobse said in Drive Mapping: IP or FQDN:

Which is 'better'

Mapping by IP or FQDN?

What if DNS fails? Then FQDN fails. But what if you move the server or shares to another server and the IP address changes?

Why are your DNS server(s) so unreliable?

You can always do three or more if you need to.

geezzz.. if you really need to go there, you have real problems.