Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 16:36:01 -0700 From: "sariel" <sariel@sullenangel.com> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: how to get a freebds bot to get an ip from a win98 DHCP server Message-ID: <002b01befcaf$19f7d020$0600a8c0@Sariel>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BEFC73.BBBB3780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings all,=20 So here is the mess I am in, we have a network in our house, a DSL modem = connected to a windows98SE box that is in turn connected to a hub, and = acts as both a gateway and a DHCP server for all of the coumputers in = the house. so I looked though all the how to's I can find and the only = mention of DHCP is a slightly cryptic document (at least to a new person = like myself) about useing a freebsd box as a dhcp server, nothing I can = find about how to get my freeBSD box to get it's ip from the server. Any = help would be much apreciated, Even directions to a how to that I might = have missed, I fully understand RTFM, I just need to know where the "M" = is :)=20 As an additive for anyone who might be kind enough to offer assistnce, I = was wondering (and I know this will show just how new I am to this) when = I am doing the network config, I give it a hostname of my computer name = (seraphim) but we are not useing a domain within the house so it is I = assume fine to just omit the domain name (or am I way off base there as = well..)=20 many thanks agin for any help that can be offered Cheers Stephen=20 ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BEFC73.BBBB3780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Greetings all, </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So here is the mess I am in, we have a = network in=20 our house, a DSL modem connected to a windows98SE box that is in turn = connected=20 to a hub, and acts as both a gateway and a DHCP server for all of the = coumputers=20 in the house. so I looked though all the how to's I can find and the = only=20 mention of DHCP is a slightly cryptic document (at least to a new person = like=20 myself) about useing a freebsd box as a dhcp server, nothing I can find = about=20 how to get my freeBSD box to get it's ip from the server. Any help would = be much=20 apreciated, Even directions to a how to that I might have missed, I = fully=20 understand RTFM, I just need to know where the "M" is = :) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As an additive for anyone who might be = kind enough=20 to offer assistnce, I was wondering (and I know this will show just how = new I am=20 to this) when I am doing the network config, I give it a hostname of my = computer=20 name (seraphim) but we are not useing a domain within the house so = it=20 is I assume fine to just omit the domain name (or am I way off = base=20 there as well..) </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>many thanks agin for any help that can = be=20 offered</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>Stephen</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BEFC73.BBBB3780-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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