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Date:      Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:45:42 +0100
From:      seppludwig@isuisse.com
To:        Conrad Sabatier <cjsabatier@home.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Client DHCP connection to Internet (WAS: freebi question: DH
Message-ID:  <3A759026.27775.C288AB@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.010128093646.cjsabatier@home.com>
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> 
> On 28-Jan-01 seppludwig@isuisse.com wrote:
> > I've changed the subject line to draw attention to my problem.
> > 
> > It may seem like a simple problem - but for me it is a basic and 
> > vital problem - after all what use is it if I lose the lease half the 
> > time ???
> > 
> > If you need more info - please ask!!
> 
> I'm using a cable modem myself, with Cox@Home.  Here's my /etc/dhclient.conf:
> 
> 
> # $FreeBSD: src/etc/dhclient.conf,v 1.2 1999/08/27 23:23:41 peter Exp $
> #
> #       This file is required by the ISC DHCP client.
> #       See ``man 5 dhclient.conf'' for details.
> #
> #       In most cases an empty file is suffient for most people as the
> #       defaults are usually fine.
> #
> 
> interface "fxp0" {
>          send host-name "cx344940-a";
>          prepend domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1;
> }
> 
> "fxp0" is my Intel Etherexpress card, "cx344940-a" is the hostname Cox gave me
> when I signed up, and, since I'm running a local nameserver, I want to make
> sure it (127.0.0.1) gets listed first in /etc/resolv.conf.
> 
> The really critical element, I think, is sending your hostname.
> 
> Hope this helps.
>   
> -- 
> Conrad Sabatier
> cjsabatier@home.com

I do not know what my host name is... my provoder (the company I pay) 
is Brutele.be, and the system sticks .brutele.be (DOT brutele DOT be) 
in as my host - I'm not sure that that is correct:

Netscape brought me the error:

"warning: the host .brutele.be is unknown"

reagrds

sepp
 
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