Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:09:41 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: static ip address and ifconfig Message-ID: <20121230000941.06510aa0.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <50DF7444.8080409@a1poweruser.com> References: <50DF24BC.20507@a1poweruser.com> <20121229124207.110dca60@europa> <50DF30EA.1030408@a1poweruser.com> <20121229191604.cff1a883.freebsd@edvax.de> <50DF3A61.6040307@a1poweruser.com> <29b73b32ef10a5f868eb1e3bbc6a0a95@dweimer.net> <50DF5D99.9020206@a1poweruser.com> <C96878CC-3A9C-4A7A-B7B6-4E586AAF3CFF@olivent.com> <50DF7444.8080409@a1poweruser.com>
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On Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:52:52 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote: > Your talking in general terms which does not help me, I need details. > You said above "Whereas a static IP assignment must be configured > manually by you the human and not the ISP." > > I tried to show this human manual configuration in my above post. > What are you purposing as human manual configuration? > I need syntax of commands used in response to my above post. This basically means you do not actually use DHCP for your "client" machines (or better: for _your_ machines, be it servers, desktop computers or firewalls); instead you have to configure the components that would be DHCP's task on a dynamic IP connection. This is: 1. In /etc/rc.conf you need to configure the NIC(s) of your system to the IPs you want them to have: hostname="foo.example.com" ifconfig_xl0="inet 123.456.789.10 netmask 0xffffff00" ifconfig_xl1="inet 123.456.789.11 netmask 0xffffff00" defaultrouter="123.456.777.100" Maybe your ISP also defines a default router for you. 2. In /etc/resolv.conf, you have to define name servers if you need them (or you run your own one). Typically the ISP will tell you which NS _he_ offers. search example.com nameserver 123.456.700.100 3. You would also add entries to /etc/hosts reflecting your host's settings: 123.456.789.10 foo.example.com foo 123.456.789.11 foo.example.com foo All this implies that those settings are quite static. But for a static IP that might be fully desired. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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