From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 14 16:52:42 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A1D318E for ; Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:52:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from daniel.nang01@gmail.com) Received: from mail-oa0-x241.google.com (mail-oa0-x241.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c02::241]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E77512F5C for ; Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:52:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-oa0-f65.google.com with SMTP id k18so593260oag.0 for ; Sat, 14 Sep 2013 09:52:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=5zu2X+2WPdceDkkFFEM/9ht2Adfc1b0NfnK8T8YHISE=; b=LdeqrhHlLvxLpzs67YyN901/QM13uHDSWS64IyFUKvCFHEukNzlqJLT3OlCVctUqis AyPPGW5/3fhEZU9P/VHqfsmOdb1gxgh2WmueV4PleErxQQo5udeV+H0/p0oXzsxAiJhi S/p3miLACagc162WjwfX+NraYQ59P0aPL/6Ax0C5iHSMmeanKTdmqMG9fm4euvNXXMS+ FNce3e0oe3znol/IY/IdVISOaKjuknI893yVcU4XkjboW7xwOl8exoXoKH4/HXmNAQrP yD+5hpiNQzDRE4iKyCEjN0o5hLUQ+124m+oI5M25b8ZYstv2ttIbl/Lk6fXtQaqqZP7t /+aQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.63.116 with SMTP id f20mr17895409oes.29.1379177561124; Sat, 14 Sep 2013 09:52:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.60.101.200 with HTTP; Sat, 14 Sep 2013 09:52:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5233593D.8000202@hdk5.net> References: <4A153F286DBA437B8096FC7F8FCF582D@geniepc2011> <5233593D.8000202@hdk5.net> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 00:52:41 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Network Question From: Daniel Nang To: noc@hdk5.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:52:42 -0000 Aloha, Sounds like an interesting setup. Do you have one machine acting as a gateway? On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 2:28 AM, Al Plant wrote: > 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 > >wrote: >> >> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Daniel Nang ** >>> 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 > >