Testing a DHCP server without jeopardizing my IP configuration?

2005-05-30 Thread Rob
Hi, I have remote root-access to a FreeBSD 4.11 PC inside a private network. The IP of this PC is fixed, but all other Windows PCs on the network obtain their IP number via DHCP from another gateway/router. I have no access to the gateway/router. There is possibly a problem with the DHCP

Re: Testing a DHCP server without jeopardizing my IP configuration?

2005-05-30 Thread Tomas Quintero
On 5/30/05, Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to test the DHCP server, without running dhclient and thus without losing my FreeBSD system's IP configuration? I'm just throwing a random idea out here, I have no clue if it'd actually work, but what about putting an alias in your

Re: Testing a DHCP server without jeopardizing my IP configuration?

2005-05-30 Thread Libor Seidl
Is there a way to test the DHCP server, without running dhclient and thus without losing my FreeBSD system's IP configuration? Hi, try dhcping from ports (net/dhcping). Read carrefully man pages, the idea of operation was not clear at first look (for me :-) but it works. Bodlin