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Date:      Sun, 28 Jan 2001 09:36:46 -0600 (CST)
From:      Conrad Sabatier <cjsabatier@home.com>
To:        seppludwig@isuisse.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Client DHCP connection to Internet (WAS: freebi question: DH
Message-ID:  <XFMail.010128093646.cjsabatier@home.com>
In-Reply-To: <3A73E852.21340.222561@localhost>

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On 28-Jan-01 seppludwig@isuisse.com wrote:
> I've changed the subject line to draw attention to my problem.
> 
> It may seem like a simple problem - but for me it is a basic and 
> vital problem - after all what use is it if I lose the lease half the 
> time ???
> 
> If you need more info - please ask!!

I'm using a cable modem myself, with Cox@Home.  Here's my /etc/dhclient.conf:


# $FreeBSD: src/etc/dhclient.conf,v 1.2 1999/08/27 23:23:41 peter Exp $
#
#       This file is required by the ISC DHCP client.
#       See ``man 5 dhclient.conf'' for details.
#
#       In most cases an empty file is suffient for most people as the
#       defaults are usually fine.
#

interface "fxp0" {
         send host-name "cx344940-a";
         prepend domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1;
}

"fxp0" is my Intel Etherexpress card, "cx344940-a" is the hostname Cox gave me
when I signed up, and, since I'm running a local nameserver, I want to make
sure it (127.0.0.1) gets listed first in /etc/resolv.conf.

The really critical element, I think, is sending your hostname.

Hope this helps.
  
-- 
Conrad Sabatier
cjsabatier@home.com



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