From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 16 18:50:58 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9607316A41C for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:50:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david+dated+1119379853.e952b5@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (3s1.com [209.161.205.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3558043D1D for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:50:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david+dated+1119379853.e952b5@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 3s1.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j5GIosni063423 for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:50:54 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david+dated+1119379853.e952b5@skytracker.ca) Received: (from david@localhost) by 3s1.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8/Submit) id j5GIosxu063406 for questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:50:54 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david+dated+1119379853.e952b5@skytracker.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: 3s1.com: david set sender to david+dated+1119379853.e952b5@skytracker.ca using -f Received: by 3s1.com (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1000); Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:50:53 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:50:53 -0400 To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050616185053.GA57490@skytracker.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i From: David Banning X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.0.2 (Bold Forbes) Cc: Subject: getting DNS from DHCP IP address 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, 16 Jun 2005 18:50:58 -0000 My problem is that the server I use for DNS keeps going dead. My ISP is most familiar with windows users who get their DNS automatically from their connection. When my ISP gives me a good DNS server number, it seems to go dead six months later, and I have to call them again. Is there a way to get DNS automatically, say from the DHCP connection IP address given to me? or, is there some great free DNS server that will stay in business for some time that I can plug into my resolv.conf? I am in Toronto, Canada so I guess a DNS should be in reasonable proximity. --