From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 18 21:51:33 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9CC5106566B for ; Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:51:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CA608FC26 for ; Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:51:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 3so714754qwe.7 for ; Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:51:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=vxs4O0nSa0a3kSioFt/QDGh9/aPAvpHADLx6ScL+iLI=; b=uz5tWX6sUuOtL/FKnbbo9Bd6y6E4jkOfTMwdk3/4ggS/sLvi7yld6PkuAkDaUSuMwM yK/YAqSYp4raqfcfqcPmLStksvy5VbFMxFIn8CMz/MVfsjT+MOvtiKl0Bc11gyySawBT bray7ktKtFOCuVfgT7OHTW2eex0snOysVeK2E= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=PsIQeUhzDkGGQpyBtmUaZEtGIl4nWwGRscLh/+fkvdly2JEKK8Uk+USshX5Mw+W4zY 1r1jPqGINOEj1LoWLEyL/5r1aO2mlAzkW1Mi+3eX66W+Kf3pDLaXVN8QZTs1buXPk69i /PTg8FA5PQSA/SPPH3xgYqJtrb7Z7I6mwFf7k= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.81.74 with SMTP id w10mr2178144vck.29.1245361892165; Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:51:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <200906181328.35326.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> References: <200906180941.04597.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> <200906181328.35326.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:51:32 -0600 Message-ID: From: Tim Judd To: Mel Flynn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: The short and curlies of vista networking X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:51:34 -0000 Replies inline On 6/18/09, Mel Flynn wrote: > On Thursday 18 June 2009 10:27:44 Tim Judd wrote: >> Long ago in 2007, I saw a M$ article that describes that Vista has an >> extremely short delay period to get an IP. If it doesn't get it >> within 1 second, it gives up (and maybe tries again). Common DHCP >> servers ping an IP address, wait 1 second for a reply, and if no >> reply, assumes the IP is available and leases it to the booting >> computer. > ISC-dhcpd doesn't work that way. It keeps a lease db and assumes it's db is > the authority on available iP's for the range. dhcpd.conf(5) search for ping-check or ping-timeout http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dhcpd.conf&apropos=0&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+7.2-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html > >> Is your DHCP server authoritative? > > Yes: > authoritative; > ddns-update-style interim; > > subnet 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { > range 192.168.2.200 192.168.2.254; > > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; > option broadcast-address 255.255.255.255; > option domain-name "lan.rachie.is-a-geek.net"; > option domain-name-servers 192.168.2.51; > option routers 192.168.2.1; > > option ntp-servers 192.168.2.10; > option wpad "http://192.168.2.100/proxy.pac"; > > # Dynamic DNS setup > > } A broadcast of 255.255.255.255 is misconfigured (not saying it's not gonna work, I'm saying for your network, it's not configured right). you need broadcast-address 192.168.2.255 > >> The other question is why you have it as a bridge, when sysctl >> net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 might all you need. > > To merge wired and wireless into one network and for the firewall "one > internal interface". Also means I can use lagg(4) on this laptop. > >> Another Q is why you might have a DHCP server listen on one IP (let's >> say it's the wired interface), but not on the wifi (this wasn't clear >> in the OP, but it might be the case). > > It's on the bridge and as such on both and works on both. I have an IP > assigned to be able to move it off the gateway should the need arrise or to > simulate a migration like that for testing, in case I need it for a client. > > -- > Mel HTH