From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 9 17:10:29 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58E5116A5EC for ; Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:10:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dkelly@Grumpy.DynDNS.org) Received: from smtp.knology.net (smtp.knology.net [24.214.63.101]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 175B313C43E for ; Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:10:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dkelly@Grumpy.DynDNS.org) Received: (qmail 4151 invoked by uid 0); 9 Jan 2007 17:10:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Grumpy.DynDNS.org) (216.186.148.249) by smtp7.knology.net with SMTP; 9 Jan 2007 17:10:12 -0000 Received: by Grumpy.DynDNS.org (Postfix, from userid 928) id 993C62841F; Tue, 9 Jan 2007 11:10:12 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 11:10:12 -0600 From: David Kelly To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, petern@africaonline.co.zw Message-ID: <20070109171012.GA35853@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> References: <20070109160648.GC35137@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> <200701091623.l09GN70g020919@lurza.secnetix.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200701091623.l09GN70g020919@lurza.secnetix.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Subject: Re: Automatically get nameservers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:10:29 -0000 On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 05:23:07PM +0100, Oliver Fromme wrote: > David Kelly wrote: > > But for the Windows machines to "get the nameservers automatically" one > > has to set up DHCP somewhere. On the FreeBSD machine. Or on a SOHO > > router. Somewhere. > > No, the FreeBSD machine (which acts as a PPPoE client) > already receives the addresses of the name servers via > the PPP protocol. There's really no need for DHCP. > > I have exactly that setup at home, and I definitely do > not use DHCP. Yes, the FreeBSD machine can get *its* nameserver addresses from the upstream connection via PPPoE. But the original poster asked how could his Windows machines connected thru the FreeBSD machine *automatically* get nameservice. Some have suggested configuring the FreeBSD machine as a caching nameserver. That is an option, but the Windows machines still do not *automatically* know who to use for nameservice. Also its a bit harder for the caching nameserver to be updated when/if PPPoE changes the nameservice addresses. This is something SOHO routers do fairly easily, altho most simply pass the same addresses they are given. Some will act as a nameserver, possibly caching. Once again I repeat, for the Windows machines to automatically get nameserver addresses someone has to be running a DHCP server. Otherwise someone has to type the addresses into a dialog box on each Windows machine. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.