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Date:      Mon, 9 Apr 2001 23:32:53 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net>
To:        Gunnar H Reichert-Weygold <info@paganlibrary.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Roadrunner Cable Modem
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104092331110.33602-100000@cody.jharris.com>
In-Reply-To: <01040919285500.00934@gunnar.weygold.edu>

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On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Gunnar H Reichert-Weygold wrote:

> Ok, I've got a laptop running WindowsME hooked to a hub
> along with a FreeBSD box and a Windows 2000 Pro box. All
> machines can see eachother and copy files back and forth.
> 
> Samba and smbfs setup was a piece of cake. I must say smbfs
> was easier to setup and use than sharity-light which I
> simply could not connect with.
> 
> Anyway, a Roadrunner cable modem will be connected to the
> 2000 box. What, if anything, will I need to do for the BSD
> box to use the cable modem if Roadrunner uses DHCP instead
> of a static IP?


	In /etc/rc.conf:

		ifconfig_de0="DHCP"

	de0 is your outside interface, ie the one connected to the RR
	modem.


Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net>
 - Keep on Routing in a Free World...
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