From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Apr  9 08:02:58 2008
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 380611065674
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed,  9 Apr 2008 08:02:58 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from johannes-maria@t-online.de)
Received: from mailout03.t-online.de (mailout03.t-online.de [194.25.134.81])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF61C8FC12
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed,  9 Apr 2008 08:02:57 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from johannes-maria@t-online.de)
Received: from fwd28.aul.t-online.de by mailout03.sul.t-online.de with smtp 
	id 1JjVGZ-0004fI-01; Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:02:47 +0200
Received: from t-online.de
	(GvhG0UZaQh2i6UkfQtu1ln24PHEg8p7SU+uSFd0w+GyxdiyN+QUxM5snTM6-zQtgGX@[87.181.84.48])
	by fwd28.aul.t-online.de
	with esmtp id 1JjVFs-1LgMme0; Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:02:04 +0200
Sender: jmk@t-online.de
Message-ID: <47FC7A05.15118D79@t-online.de>
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:10:45 +0200
From: Johannes-Maria Kaltenbach <johannes-maria@t-online.de>
X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (X11; FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE i386)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: Steve Bertrand <iaccounts@ibctech.ca>
References: <47FB3600.214104E2@t-online.de> <47FB63F1.2020207@ibctech.ca>
	<47FB9E0F.E7035FFF@t-online.de> <47FBB888.5070306@ibctech.ca>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-ID: GvhG0UZaQh2i6UkfQtu1ln24PHEg8p7SU+uSFd0w+GyxdiyN+QUxM5snTM6-zQtgGX
X-TOI-MSGID: 4b85654d-fba0-4c6a-ba70-4924b54eacad
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: network configuration problem
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: johannes-maria@t-online.de
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:02:58 -0000

Hello,

Steve Bertrand wrote:
>
> Johannes-Maria Kaltenbach wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > many thanks for your help.
> >
> > The problem was already solved with the first answer I read
> > by Steve Bertrand,
>
> Derek does have an important point.
>
> If you ever need to add any other workstations to the network, you will
> want to ensure that the IP you added to FreeBSD manually does not fall
> within the DHCP scope of the gateway.
>
> For instance, if you plug a Windows PC into the gateway, it will by
> default request an address via DHCP. If the gateway provides the Windows
> PC the same address as FreeBSD, you will have communication problems.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve

I've changed the address according to Derek's helpful explanation.

Thank you both for your valuable help.

Regards,
Johannes-Maria