Well - knowing this first hand as I used to work for Rogers@home - generally
the domain doesn't change - even if your IP does. The domains span fairly
large areas and generally denote different proxy/mail servers and sometimes
what blocks of IPs belong to the domain - and assuming that the domain still
exists - you should still be able to get your mail even if technically you
are accessing your mail from another FQDN.
S
>From: "Keith Laidlaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "LEAF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: mail server
>Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 13:55:08 -0500
>
>I share the same setup (where @home cares about the domain name) and
>solved it by writing a very simple script to automatically create the
>dhclient file whenever I get a new lease via dhcpd. This has worked
>GREAT for me.
>
>If anyone knows of a better solution, let me know!!!
>
>BTW, Simon, I see you live right near where I grew up. (even giving
>your FQDN tells something about you!!!).
>
>Here is the script that I add to dchlient-exit-script
>
>after the line that reads:
>
>reload all () {
>
>add this:
>
>/etc/rc2.d/S30dhcpd stop
>echo -e "# This is automatically created from dhclient" >/etc/dhcpd.conf
>echo -e "dynamic-bootp-lease-length 604800;" >>/etc/dhcpd.conf
>echo -e "max-lease-time 1209600;" >>/etc/dhcpd.conf
>echo -e "subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {" >>/etc/dhcpd.conf
>echo -e " option routers 192.168.1.254;" >>/etc/dhcpd.conf
>echo -e " option domain-name \"$new_domain_name\";" >>/etc/dhcpd.conf
>echo -e " option domain-name-servers \c" >>/etc/dhcpd.conf
>dnservers=$(echo $new_domain_name_servers|sed 'y/ /,/')
>echo -e "$dnservers;" >>/etc/dhcpd.conf
>echo -e " range 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.150;" >>/etc/dhcpd.conf
>echo -e "}" >>/etc/dhcpd.conf
>/etc/rc2.d/S30dhcpd start
>
>Note: stopping and starting dhcpd is required to get dhcpd to reload the
>conf file
>
>Hope this can be of use.
>
>Anyone got a better way???
>
>Keith
>----------original message -----------------
>
>From: "Simon Bolduc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Leaf-user] [leaf-user]mail server
>Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 17:18:11 -0500
>
>Hey there, pretty simple answer :
>
>@home doesn't use FQDN (fully qualified domain names) in their
>documentation
>or default setup. When you ping mail from windows your domain name is
>being
>appended to the word mail i.e. my mail server for my @home account is
>mail.etob1.on.wave.home - so using a default setup in win98 (i.e. no
>router) typing: ping mail would result in pinging mail.etob1.on.wave.com
>*etob1.on.wave.com* is my domain given to me by @home. This leaves you
>with 2 choices
>
>1. Go into windows and type ipconfig /all (win NT/2K/XP) and copy down the
>domain name you have there, or winipcfg - More info and copy down the tail
>end of the domain name - everything after the first dot (do this when
>pinging mail works)
>
>2. In your mail program specify your mail server as mail.domain.name.com
>(you will have to specify the domain for the proxy settings if they are
>used
>and for the news server if the @home setup is the same there as it is here.
>
> -or-
>
>2. If you are using DHCPD to hand out IPs just change the settings for the
>daemon config and specify the line
>
>option domain-name "your.domain.name.com";
>
>properly, leaving the quotes where they are
>
>hope it helps
>
>S
>
>
> >From: "Mart Kempen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: [Leaf-user] [leaf-user]mail server
> >Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 23:06:30 +0100
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I posted a similar email before, but i didn't see getting it through.
> >
> >My problem:
> >
> >I'm connected using DHCP with a dynamic IP address to @home.
> >
> >My internet connection looks fine, browser works, Kazaa works (something
> >like Napster).
> >
> >My I want to connect to my mail server from @home, it's server is called
> >'mail'.
> >
> >When connected directly to my cable modem with my PC it doesn't give any
> >problems and I can ping it.
> >
> >When having the router/firewall between it, the server cannot be found.
> >
> >Any suggestions why this is? Maybe some settings I still need to change?
> >
> >Thanks for any help.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Joris
>
>
>Keith Laidlaw
>Manager of Engineering
>Dakins Engineering Group Ltd.
>tel: (905) 814-6024
>fax: (905) 814-6029
>
>
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