John DeStefano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 1. (*) text/plain ( ) text/html > > Thanks Lowell; but a solution be to change something in /etc/rc.conf instead?
No, for the problem you described, *configuring* the DHCP client through its configuration file is the way to go. > Pete pointed me toward /etc/rc.conf, which contains the following line: > ifconfig_dc0="DHCP" > Seeing this made me remember something: someone once told me that commenting this > line out would keep DHCP from running. While that is somewhat true, it also killed > my whole NIC interface! So the solution must be not to comment it out, but to > change the variable value "DHCP" to something else. I've been searching for proper > values but haven't seen them anywhere yet, but I did see the following in "man > rc.conf": > pccard_ifconfig > (str) List of arguments to be passed to ifconfig(8) at boot > time or on insertion of the card (e.g. ``inet 192.168.1.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0'' for a fixed address or ``DHCP'' for a > DHCP client). > ... > It is possible to bring up an interface with DHCP by setting > the ifconfig_<interface> variable to ``DHCP''. For instance, > to initialize the ed0 device via DHCP, it is possible to use > something like: > ifconfig_ed0="DHCP" > > So the line in my config file matches the man page, but the man page doesn't say > what other variables are available that won't break the interface. You can statically configure the interface if you know the IP parameters, and they won't change. However, I don't think that is advisable in your case. Just keep your own DNS server by configuring DHCP to prefer it to the DHCP-provided ones, and you're all set. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
