ppp server request IP address for client from local DHCP server?

2004-02-29 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. I have configured a ppp server, works great now. Only that the client address arrange is specified in ppp.conf. That was two years ago, I setup a ppp link on the Win2k server, on the tcp/ip setup I select "use DHCP", where there is another DHCP server in the LAN. A client dials in, pppse

ppp server: arp proxy things? (re-post)

2004-02-27 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. I posted this questions three days ago; I didn't get a reply yet. I have been fighting the problem today whole day without any luck, and the more I dig into the problem, the more I feel it should not be a very rare problem. Perhaps I didn't descirbe my problem clear enough in my last ema

register DNS entry with dhclient

2004-02-25 Thread Zhang Weiwu
I have a ADSL modem (domain name: modem.lan) also acting as DNS/dhcp server (pretty smart toy). The Windows computers in the office, after boot up and requested an ip addresss, also registere a DNS name in the modem (netbiosname.lan), but FreeBSD and Linux computers don't register their DNS nam

ppp server: arp proxy things?

2004-02-25 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. I think this problem really go out of my English language ability, I'm trying my best to explain it: Now I just built a bluetooth based LAN access server, that is to run several serial connection over bluetooth, so you can think they are many simple serial connection, and ppp runs over t

[a bit OT] bluetooth with MAC OS

2004-02-23 Thread Zhang Weiwu
If you have tracked bluetooth list you know I am trying to setup a bluetooth LAN. Let me explain what I achieved so far: now I have setup a bluetooth LAN access server, rfcomm_pppd runs and listen to channel 7, accepting ppp connection without authentication (I didn't figure out how to accept m

use bluetooth with LAN profile

2004-02-21 Thread Zhang Weiwu
I'm new to bluetooth. I read the handbook bluetooth chapter several time, but I don't think I really get it:( Okay, let me try to explain it so please you can tell me if I have some concepture problem: To let several other bluetooth device (notebooks) to access my LAN, that is "LAN access for

Re: need suggestions on making a wireless network using bluetooth.

2004-02-08 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Tony Frank wrote: Encryption is a good idea for any wireless network. I believe bluetooth has a little more in this respect over 802.11 but I do not know any sure statement whether by itself it is enough. Eg you may need to run IPSec or similar over any wireless link to secure your data. I don'

need suggestions on making a wireless network using bluetooth.

2004-02-06 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. I'll make a small wireless network in my office in the coming month. Now I'm considering bluetooth instead of 802.11. In the office I have a freebsd server, my own notebook runs freebsd. Other computers run MAC OS and Windows. * the office is not very big, just as big as the bluetooth si