Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 04:52:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> To: FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Testing a DHCP server without jeopardizing my IP configuration? Message-ID: <20050530115238.39058.qmail@web54004.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi, I have remote root-access to a FreeBSD 4.11 PC inside a private network. The IP of this PC is fixed, but all other Windows PCs on the network obtain their IP number via DHCP from another gateway/router. I have no access to the gateway/router. There is possibly a problem with the DHCP server. Although the gateway still functions as a gateway, the DHCP server might not be handing out IP numbers anymore (I suspect that the dhclients of the Windows PCs are desperately hanging on to their old IP numbers, although already expired). I want to communicate with the DHCP server from my FreeBSD system and find out whether it is or is not handing out IP numbers anymore. However, I want to do this without jeopardizing the FreeBSD's IP configuration. Is there a way to test the DHCP server, without running dhclient and thus without losing my FreeBSD system's IP configuration? Thank you, Rob. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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