[openbeosnetteam] Re: PPP, nameservers, DHCP, up/down reports

> > > There is an extension in the PPP protocol that allows it to get 
> > > the
> > > nameservers without DHCP. Which module manages these nameservers? 
> > > How
> > > can I
> > > report these servers to the system?
> >
> > The IPCP module. Read the RFC. It's an extension to the PPP RFC and 
> > has
> > a different number (which I forget ATM).
> 
> I meant the operating system. There must be a table of nameservers 
> and the
> IP of each device. How can I add my nameservers (and the assigned IP)
> dynamically to that OS table? Is it a call to the IP and/or DHCP 
> protocol
> module? It is a system-dependent question and has nothing to do with 
> the PPP
> protocol itself.

Ah! I misunderstood you. The PPP add-on to net_server, at least, calls 
some net_server config routines available in netdb.h. However, the PPP 
add-on is extraordinarily closely tied to the net_server, so it seems 
likely that it may use secret handshakes and smoke signals, too.
-Nathan

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