From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 25 22:51:31 2005 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 C9CD016A4CE for ; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 22:51:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from keymaster.look.ca (delta1.look.ca [207.136.80.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E1FC43D41 for ; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 22:51:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david+dated+1112223087.d97a30@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com ([209.161.205.12]) by keymaster.look.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 1DExeL-0008O6-Q9 for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 22:51:29 +0000 Received: (from root@localhost) by 3s1.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) id j2PMpTXk050727 for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:51:29 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david+dated+1112223087.d97a30@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 3s1.com (8.12.8p1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id j2PMpSuf050703 for ; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:51:28 -0500 (EST) Received: (from david@localhost) by 3s1.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8/Submit) id j2PMpRWY050702 for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:51:27 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david+dated+1112223087.d97a30@skytracker.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: 3s1.com: david set sender to david+dated+1112223087.d97a30@skytracker.ca using -f Received: by 3s1.com (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1000); Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:51:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:51:25 -0500 To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050325225125.GA48678@skytracker.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i From: David Banning X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.0.2 (Bold Forbes) X-scanner: scanned by Inflex 1.0.12.3 - (http://pldaniels.com/inflex/) X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: david+dated+1112223087.d97a30@skytracker.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on psi.look.ca X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.1 required=9.0 tests=FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS, FROM_HAS_MIXED_NUMS autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Version: 3.1 (built Tue Feb 24 05:09:27 GMT 2004) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Subject: how to auto connect to freebsd 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: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 22:51:32 -0000 My win boxes are using freebsd as a gateway to the internet through a hub. I have to set the ip address for each machine and setup the gateway address in each winbox. They do not find the gateway address automatically. I have been doing it this way for years. I am just wondering if it is possible to have the win boxes auto detect the gateway address and agree with freebsd what each win IP address will be automatically as is done with a router-switch. --