From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 16 19:40:48 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 5A05A16A41C for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:40:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david+dated+1119382846.d4a363@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (3s1.com [209.161.205.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1AA843D49 for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:40:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david+dated+1119382846.d4a363@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 3s1.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j5GJekni080928 for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:40:46 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david+dated+1119382846.d4a363@skytracker.ca) Received: (from david@localhost) by 3s1.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8/Submit) id j5GJekX7080927 for questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:40:46 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david+dated+1119382846.d4a363@skytracker.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: 3s1.com: david set sender to david+dated+1119382846.d4a363@skytracker.ca using -f Received: by 3s1.com (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1000); Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:40:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:40:46 -0400 To: Chuck Swiger Message-ID: <20050616194046.GA77362@skytracker.ca> References: <20050616185053.GA57490@skytracker.ca> <42B1D1AA.9080508@mac.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <42B1D1AA.9080508@mac.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.0.2 (Bold Forbes) From: David Banning Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 19:40:48 -0000 > >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? > > DHCP will normally obtain DNS servers automaticly. It's likely that you > could release and renew your lease ("dhclient -r", maybe?) and cause it to > get new DNS info if the old values are no longer working. Here may be the answer. I think of DHCP of being a server thing only, to win boxes. I hadn't considered using dhclient on the freebsd host. I will look into this. It sounds like the answer. Thanks - > "Trawn-nah?" spoken like a true native - --