Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:45:42 +0100 From: seppludwig@isuisse.com To: Conrad Sabatier <cjsabatier@home.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Client DHCP connection to Internet (WAS: freebi question: DH Message-ID: <3A759026.27775.C288AB@localhost> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.010128093646.cjsabatier@home.com> References: <3A73E852.21340.222561@localhost>
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> On 28-Jan-01 seppludwig@isuisse.com wrote:
> > I've changed the subject line to draw attention to my problem.
> >
> > It may seem like a simple problem - but for me it is a basic and
> > vital problem - after all what use is it if I lose the lease half the
> > time ???
> >
> > If you need more info - please ask!!
>
> I'm using a cable modem myself, with Cox@Home. Here's my /etc/dhclient.conf:
>
>
> # $FreeBSD: src/etc/dhclient.conf,v 1.2 1999/08/27 23:23:41 peter Exp $
> #
> # This file is required by the ISC DHCP client.
> # See ``man 5 dhclient.conf'' for details.
> #
> # In most cases an empty file is suffient for most people as the
> # defaults are usually fine.
> #
>
> interface "fxp0" {
> send host-name "cx344940-a";
> prepend domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1;
> }
>
> "fxp0" is my Intel Etherexpress card, "cx344940-a" is the hostname Cox gave me
> when I signed up, and, since I'm running a local nameserver, I want to make
> sure it (127.0.0.1) gets listed first in /etc/resolv.conf.
>
> The really critical element, I think, is sending your hostname.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> Conrad Sabatier
> cjsabatier@home.com
I do not know what my host name is... my provoder (the company I pay)
is Brutele.be, and the system sticks .brutele.be (DOT brutele DOT be)
in as my host - I'm not sure that that is correct:
Netscape brought me the error:
"warning: the host .brutele.be is unknown"
reagrds
sepp
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