Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 16:17:34 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: gummibear@we.mediaone.net Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dynamic DNS Message-ID: <199809190417.QAA22483@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19980918195546.006acf08@we.mediaone.net> References: <199809182336.LAA08847@witch.xtra.co.nz>
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On 18 Sep 98, at 19:55, gummibear@we.mediaone.net wrote: > I also wanted to set up a subnet off this cable modem. I was thinking > something in terms of this: > > mediaone cable -----> my freebsd box gateway/ftp server/web server ---- > (IPFW) ----> Windows Machine for my GF ----> another FreeBSD box for me > > Can this be done? I use wide-dhcp as my dhcp client. But if I have a > dynamic IP and the dhcp client does all network work for me, how would I > know how to handle a routing table. I've never networked before, so I'm > pretty much clueless on this. Where can I get more info on the subject. > I have the FreeBSD book here, but it doesn't cover dynamic IP network > stuff all that much. Yes, it can be done. Look at the websites I mentioned in my original post. See the URL in my signature for details on setting up a subnet at home. It's not all in one place, but it's there. > At 11:36 AM 9/19/98 +1200, Dan Langille wrote: > >I've been looking at a few setups. Most assign you a domain name which > >hangs off their domain (for examples, see http://detour.net/, > >http://www.ml.org/, etc). A few (http://www.ddns.org/, > >http://www.dnswiz.com/index.htm, https://dyndns.com/) allow you to host > >your own domain. > > > >To my knowledge, the public DNS (http://soa.granitecanyon.com/) doesn't > >provide a dynamic service but I see no reason why you couldn't write code > > to do it for you. -- Dan Langille DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - my [mis]adventures http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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