Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 08:28:13 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Eugene <genie@geniechka.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Daniel Nang <daniel.nang01@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Network Question Message-ID: <5233593D.8000202@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <4A153F286DBA437B8096FC7F8FCF582D@geniepc2011> References: <CAOtnnwvU=n55PtRpw6KWwt9uEMqHj=3PJu3KBimAde0EW39rjg@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BtpaK24iobh5RzJ_JZ_3HO1U-3tcnTOkfNRNaDHUQtAtaw8bA@mail.gmail.com> <CAOtnnwv991=o-vqwJ4tqWXs6PuTwod49vNOsKLJfLwEk%2B18yow@mail.gmail.com> <4A153F286DBA437B8096FC7F8FCF582D@geniepc2011>
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Eugene wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > The easiest way is to check the LAN Config (or similar) page of the > router. They usually allow one to specify fixed IP and hostname for the > DHCP clients based on the MAC addresses. > > Best wishes > Eugene > > -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Nang > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:16 PM > To: Adam Vande More > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Network Question > > That was easier than I thought. My initial approach already looked > something like > this, except that for the ip address I always put the machine's name as in: > > machine1# ssh user@machine2.example.com > > which results in > > ssh: Could not resolve hostname machine2.example.com: hostname nor servname > provided, or not known > > I think the problem here lies with the /etc/hosts file where machine1 and > machine2 have > to be registered respectively. The thing here is that the ip isn't static > which makes > this approach somewhat difficult to realize. > > Got it. > > Thanks. > > > > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 2:51 AM, Adam Vande More > <amvandemore@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Daniel Nang >> <daniel.nang01@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have two computers, both running FreeBSD, accessing the >>> web via DHCP from the router. The setup looks like this: >>> >>> >>> Internet >>> | >>> | >>> | >>> machine1.example.com --- Router --- machine.2.example.com >>> - DHCP - - DHCP - >>> >>> >>> Both computers can access the internet with no problems. >>> So far so good... >>> >>> My question is, if I can simultaneously have the computers access >>> the net as in the given picture and also let them communicate with >>> each other e.g. via ssh? >>> >> >> >> machine1# ssh `ip of machine2` >> >> >> -- >> Adam Vande More >> > _______________________________________________ > ######### Aloha, For many years I have 8 Freebsd boxes behind a PF firewall on a static labeled lan. Only one public address feeds the lan. All the boxes can work the internet and can ssh. I found that easier than dhcp. :) ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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