Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:34:23 -0800 From: Jay Chandler <chandler@chapman.edu> To: linux quest <linuxquest7570@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DNS Resolver Problem Message-ID: <45ABE54F.5020804@chapman.edu> In-Reply-To: <383860.7305.qm@web59201.mail.re1.yahoo.com> References: <383860.7305.qm@web59201.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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Please don't top-post. linux quest wrote: > Dear Jay, > > Actually, I am running FreeBSD Unix on a VMWare machine (Host OS: > Win2003, Guest OS: FreeBSD). > > Any ideas how I can disable / ignore the routing from the VMnet8? > Below are the only VMWare NAT configuration that I have access to. No > DHCP enable / disable option. > > > Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8: > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.52.1 > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.52.2 > > > When I install FreeBSD, I remember I did select some option to enable > DHCP. Perhaps, I should disable the DHCP service in FreeBSD(Guest OS) > - if so, any idea how do I do it? > > Thanks :) > > Regards, > Linux Quest > > Simple enough, then. Edit /etc/rc.conf, and remove the line relating to the dhcp client. Then add: defaultrouter="192.168.51.2" hostname="boxname!" ifconfig_em0="inet 192.168.52.WHATEVERYOUWANT netmask 255.255.255.0" -- Jay Chandler Network Administrator, Chapman University 714.628.7249 / chandler@chapman.edu Today's Excuse: emissions from GSM-phones
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