Kiwi User wrote:
>    This probably has the steepest learning curve of the three, but
>    requires the least maintenance.

A compromise could be to edit the /etc/hosts on one machine and make all
the others copy it over automatically, e.g. at every boot time, or copy
it from the cental machine to all the others after each edit using a
small script. The latter rquires write access and might be a security
issue.

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