Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 10:06:48 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, petern@africaonline.co.zw Subject: Re: Automatically get nameservers Message-ID: <20070109160648.GC35137@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> In-Reply-To: <200701091557.l09FvVpU017494@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <200701091728.39012.petern@africaonline.co.zw> <200701091557.l09FvVpU017494@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 04:57:31PM +0100, Oliver Fromme wrote: > Peter Nyamukusa wrote: > > Kirk Strauser wrote: > > > George Vanev wrote: > > > > I want Windows client machines, connected to the FreeBSD box > > > > to get the nameservers automatically. > > > > Can you tell me how this may be done?! > > > > Regerds > > > > > > I think the best solution would be to configure the FreeBSD box as a > > > caching nameserver, then point all your windows boxes to it. > > > > I think you will need to have DHCP running in your network as DHCP is the only > > way to automatically get nameservers regardless of the OS you are using > > No, you don't need DHCP in the case George described. > As Kirk explained you can simply set up a name server > on the FreeBSD machine (just one line in /etc/rc.conf), > then let the Windows machines use that name server. > No DHCP required at all. But for the Windows machines to "get the nameservers automatically" one has to set up DHCP somewhere. On the FreeBSD machine. Or on a SOHO router. Somewhere. It Just So Happens(sm) that if you do this the Windows machines will also get IP addresses automatically. The problem gets a little harder if you do not want just anyone who connects to your network to be given an address. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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