Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 20:39:40 -0600 From: Aaron J Siegel <Aaron.Siegel@attbi.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: unrecognised FBSD box in other windows client Message-ID: <3CCCB26C.4090300@attbi.com> References: <1020021963.3ccc4ccb3099b@pike.singnet.com.sg>
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Hello
In this case I do not believe you will want to use the hosts file.
The hosts file just maps a know set of ip address to name, and it will
work on the computer which owns that hosts file. Take a look at the man
for dhclient.conf, you can send the DHCP server a hostname useing the
line send host-name "box1.network.edu.sg", I have never used, it might
work.
Zhifu wrote:
>Hi, I am running a FreeBSD box (hostname: box1.network.edu.sg) in a Windows network environment. The network assigns IP addresses dynamically. I have set my
>
>etc/hosts
>127.0.0.1 localhost
>155.69.10.20 box1.network.edu.sg box1
>
>etc/rc.conf
>hostname="box1.network.edu.sg"
>ifconfig="DCHP"
>
>Problem
>1) IP address keeps changing. I need to keep updating my /etc/hosts file.
>2) I cannot ping box1 from another windows machine (box2) and from box2 to box1. Why is that so?
>
>Thanx in advance.
>Zhifu (newbie)
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