Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:10:45 +0200 From: Johannes-Maria Kaltenbach <johannes-maria@t-online.de> To: Steve Bertrand <iaccounts@ibctech.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: network configuration problem Message-ID: <47FC7A05.15118D79@t-online.de> References: <47FB3600.214104E2@t-online.de> <47FB63F1.2020207@ibctech.ca> <47FB9E0F.E7035FFF@t-online.de> <47FBB888.5070306@ibctech.ca>
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Hello, Steve Bertrand wrote: > > Johannes-Maria Kaltenbach wrote: > > Hello, > > > > many thanks for your help. > > > > The problem was already solved with the first answer I read > > by Steve Bertrand, > > Derek does have an important point. > > If you ever need to add any other workstations to the network, you will > want to ensure that the IP you added to FreeBSD manually does not fall > within the DHCP scope of the gateway. > > For instance, if you plug a Windows PC into the gateway, it will by > default request an address via DHCP. If the gateway provides the Windows > PC the same address as FreeBSD, you will have communication problems. > > Regards, > > Steve I've changed the address according to Derek's helpful explanation. Thank you both for your valuable help. Regards, Johannes-Maria
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