Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 18:59:06 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: Sir <postroad@mediaone.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what do I need so FreeBSD submits DNS requests to my ISP Message-ID: <200102160059.f1G0x6N07864@grumpy.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> of "Thu, 15 Feb 2001 15:38:39 CST." <14988.19551.666498.133652@guru.mired.org>
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Mike Meyer writes:
> Len Conrad <LConrad@Go2France.com> types:
> > >the system doesn't seem to know where to direct dns requests.
> > man resolv.conf
>
> If you're using a dynamic IP address, you may want to check with your
> ISP, and see if they are providing the name server addresses via
> DHCP. If so, you need to check the dhcp setup.
If he is using dhclient (which is the stock FreeBSD DHCP) then he can
see what info the ISP is providing by reading /var/db/dhclient.leases
lease {
interface "fxp0";
fixed-address 24.214.56.129;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option routers 24.214.56.1;
option domain-name-servers 207.230.75.222,207.230.75.221,207.230.75.34;
option domain-name "knology.net";
option dhcp-lease-time 7200;
option dhcp-message-type 5;
option dhcp-server-identifier 209.192.63.10;
option dhcp-renewal-time 3600;
option dhcp-rebinding-time 6300;
renew 5 2001/2/16 01:39:05;
rebind 5 2001/2/16 02:24:05;
expire 5 2001/2/16 02:39:05;
}
--
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net
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