Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:56:24 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to change gateway nic to dhcp Message-ID: <53B609C8.9020508@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <20140703053047.4a63184d.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <53B4CCF3.4080404@hdk5.net> <20140703053047.4a63184d.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 17:24:35 -1000, Al Plant wrote: >> I have a static gateway that needs to be set to nic interface DHCP on >> the outside. It was set static on both sides when the Lan was originally >> setup. Is there a file name that I can use and just change to DHCP from >> the IP? >> >> I used to do this when sysinstall was the way to go. Do I use >> etc/rc.conf as we used to. or do I have to go into the new BSD Installer? > > The standard way should still be supported via /etc/rc.conf: > > ifconfig_<nic>="DHCP" > > In case you have entered IP-specific things for example to > /etc/hosts, make sure there are no conflicts. Otherwise, > DHCP should work fine. > > > Thanks Poly, This is what I thought. :) ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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