I have IIS7 on my computer, and I can access it through other computers in my house on the same network through my computer's IP address – 192.168.1.10x
Instead of typing in http : //192.168.1.10x/ I want to be able to go to http : //somename/
I know you can change the hosts file to add it but I'd have to do that on each computer and I'd still have to type in the IP to access it from my iPod/Wii… etc.
Best Answer
this can be done without a DNS server using the broadcast names (the machines name) so you could type http://mypc/ from within your network
Majority of routers have DHCP and their own DNS servers so you most likely have a DNS server already.