George Vanev wrote:
I have a FreeBSD 6.1 box for a gateway.
It connects to ISP via pppoe.
In /etc/ppp/ppp.conf i have this line:
enable dns
so I have the necessery nameserver-s in /etc/resolv.conf
So far, so good...
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 what you're looking for is DHCP, (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol), which will enable you to serve your windows clients on the
network with all of their network configuration, including but not
limited to: ip address, gateway, subnet mask, dns servers, netbios name
servers, etc. You can install a dhcpd server from within the ports
collection, or via package if you'd prefer. A DHCP server will allow the
FreeBSD machine you've setup as an internet gateway to act almost
identically to the commercially available dsl/cable routers. I'd suggest
isc-dhcp3-server, available in the ports collection under the 'net'
category, you can install using the following commands on a >=
6.1-RELEASE machine, (assuming you have the ports collection installed):
cd /usr/ports/net/isc-dhcp3-server/ && make install
cp /usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf.sample /usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf && vi
/usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf
mv /usr/local/etc/rc.d/isc-dhcpd /usr/local/etc/rc.d/isc-dhcpd.sh
echo 'dhcpd_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/isc-dhcpd.sh start
Good-luck, read up and come back with any further questions if need be,
but it seems like DHCP will solve your problem adequately. All you'll
have to do from the windows machines, is set them to automatically
configure themselves via DHCP (which is the default setting).
--
Nathan Vidican
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Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd.
http://www.wmptl.com/
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