From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 28 19:38:25 2007 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 9696316A419 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:38:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mail-out4.apple.com (mail-out4.apple.com [17.254.13.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73C8F13C45B for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:38:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from relay12.apple.com (relay12.apple.com [17.128.113.53]) by mail-out4.apple.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56984138045E; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:38:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from relay12.apple.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by relay12.apple.com (Symantec Mail Security) with ESMTP id 3A5AA2804F; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:38:25 -0700 (PDT) X-AuditID: 11807135-a6700bb000006e40-08-46fd58312bb4 Received: from [17.214.13.96] (cswiger1.apple.com [17.214.13.96]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by relay12.apple.com (Apple SCV relay) with ESMTP id 18C662804C; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:38:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <200709281927.l8SJRhmO001602@dv6000> References: <092820071903.19705.46FD4FF800004F0B00004CF9220642441308099A0E0B0B0703D20D010D@comcast.net> <200709281927.l8SJRhmO001602@dv6000> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <9E5E0EEA-CA9B-4B8F-AD5E-39559F64156A@mac.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Chuck Swiger Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:38:24 -0700 To: Thomas D. Dean X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== Cc: bob.middaugh@comcast.net, freebsd-questions List Subject: Re: DHCP and DNS 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: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:38:25 -0000 On Sep 28, 2007, at 12:27 PM, Thomas D. Dean wrote: > How can I get FreeBSD to query the router for IP information for > other machines? Your question isn't very clear, but if you want to configure FreeBSD to use a nameserver on your router (or elsewhere), set up /etc/ resolv.conf. Otherwise, FreeBSD will issue ARP queries to locate other machines on the local subnet. Normally, the machine itself will reply, but it's certainly possible for other devices to publish that info (via proxy-arping; see "man arp"). -- -Chuck