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. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. I suggested holding a "Python Object Oriented Programming Seminar", but the acronym was unpopular. -- Joseph Strout _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
