Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 17:44:10 +0100 From: Axel Scheepers <axel@axel.truedestiny.net> To: David Kelly <dkelly@grumpy.dyndns.org> Cc: Peter Harmsen <wshamean115@hotmail.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dhcp client Message-ID: <20011122174410.B61433@mars.thuis> In-Reply-To: <200111220103.fAM13SU68911@grumpy.dyndns.org>; from dkelly@grumpy.dyndns.org on Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 07:03:28PM -0600 References: <wshamean115@hotmail.com> <200111220103.fAM13SU68911@grumpy.dyndns.org>
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On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 07:03:28PM -0600, David Kelly wrote:
> Not only can FreeBSD connect to your ISP via DHCP but it can NAT and
> DHCP for any other computer in your house without the ISP knowing.
> Everything needed is included in the standard install. However I don't
> recommend running a DHCP server for a little internal net.
Why not ? I have 3 servers and 2 clients and occasionally a laptop connected to
my network. I like the fact that I only have to put DHCP in the ifconfig line,
imagine some friends coming over, it just keeps things simple as it should :)
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Axel Scheepers
UNIX System Administrator
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