From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 20 16:11:31 2004 Return-Path: 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 5ECE416A4CE for ; Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:11:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.qcislands.net (mail.qcislands.net [209.53.238.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48EF043D2F for ; Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:11:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ccstore@autha.qcislands.net) Received: from [209.53.238.9] (helo=autha.qcislands.net) by mail.qcislands.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1AuKk2-000AFT-Aa for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:11:34 -0800 Received: from ccstore by autha.qcislands.net with local-rmail (Exim 4.24) id 1AuKjy-0000Eg-Eq for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:11:30 -0800 Received: from freebsd by dick.ccstores.com with local (Exim 4.24) id 1AuKeY-0003wT-Bn for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:05:54 -0800 From: freebsd@ccstores.com (Jim Pazarena) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: SCO Shell Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:05:54 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: X-local_scan: locally submitted Sender: uucp account for ccstore X-local_scan: locally submitted X-local_scan: locally submitted (9) Subject: DHCP access X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 00:11:31 -0000 I have a wireless home network with an 802.11B router which assigns IPs via DHCP. what method is appropriate to access one fbsd box from another when I don't actually know the IP which has been assigned to any given box. May sound rookie, but presently I go to each box and determine it's IP directly and then I "know" the IP (at least for this session). There has gotta be a better way. suggestions please. -- Jim Pazarena mailto:paz@qcislands.net http://www.qcislands.net/paz