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

  • From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeosnetteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 15:58:48 +0200 CEST

"Waldemar Kornewald" <Waldemar.Kornewald@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > > 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.

With a standard BSD stack, I would try to add it to /etc/resolv.conf - 
I dunno if this is the application approved solution, though :-)

Adios...
   Axel.


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