Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 11:43:22 -0500 (EST) From: Marco Radzinschi <marco@radzinschi.com> To: <lattera@softhome.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: DNS and DHCPD Message-ID: <20030111113801.J37439-100000@radzinschi.com> In-Reply-To: <courier.3E1D9F9F.000016C8@softhome.net>
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On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 lattera@softhome.net wrote: > I would like to configure my dhcpd server (isc-dhcpd3 from ports). I would > also like to have the "options domainnameservers" (or somewhat similar) to > be dynamic, as my fBSD box is my own router. (I run a local network). The > WAN side is DHCP'd, so my IP and DNS servers are set differently each time. > > I was wondering how to set the domainname servers option in my dhcpd.conf > dynamically. Like, it would get edited each time upon bootup, and before > dhcpd even loads. > > I don't know how to even start approaching this problem, except for asking > you guys. > > Thanks so much, > > lattera Forget your ISP's DNS servers and run your own. I use bind on my firewall, and have the DHCP server hand out the firewall address as the DNS server. Not what you asked originally, but it works like a charm, especially when Comcast's DNS servers suddenly stop working. Try running /usr/sbin/named to get started. Otherwise, man named. Marco Radzinschi E-Mail: marco@radzinschi.com Sat Jan 11 11:38:01 EST 2003 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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