> On 8/10/06, Robert Mortimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On 8/10/06, Robert Mortimer
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Please confirm [DNS Zone updates for DHCP leases]
> > > >
> > > > To get the extra configuration into dhcpd.conf I need to
> > > >
> > > > 1) Ask for the additional terms in services_dhcp.php
> > > > 2) On update check for errors in error checking section of
> > > > services_dhcp.php
> > > > 3) Amend the write_config() function to get the extra
> > > configuration into the
> > > > XML Config
> > > >         [ I am assuming this gets data into the XML config but
> > > am still looking for
> > > > it ]
> > > > 4) Amend services_dhcpd_configure()
> > > >         [ I assume this uses XML config to re-write dhcpd.conf
> > > and restarts the
> > > > daemon ]
> > > >
> > > > looking at the GUI php code and assuming that the rest of the
> > > configuration
> > > > php is the same sort of stuff then this should be inside my
> > > ability, so one
> > > > question springs to mind
> > > >
> > > > Would the ability to update local dns with lease information
> > > from DHCP be a
> > > > neat feature (to be included after  release 1) or should I just
> > > configure my
> > > > Linux server to do the DHCP and walk away.
> > > >
> > > > If you like the idea I will set up a development machine and
> > > give it a go.
> > > > If you don't like it I will transfer DHCP to my DNS/File server
> > > and put the
> > > > DHCP relay on my pfsense firewall/router
> > >
> > > I am a little confused.  I thought we where speaking of fixing a bug
> > > in pfSense?  Why would fixing this bug require all of those changes?!
> > >
> >
> > It's not a bug
> >
> > pfsense updates DNS when it receives a new address from an ISP's DHCP
> > server. What is proposed is that it would update DNS for
> clients as it gives
> > DHCP leases to from it's internal DHCP server. Currently
> Windows clients can
> > only do insecure updates to BIND so it is preferable to get ISC DHCPD to
> > update BIND on their behalf as the leases are dished out.
> >
> > --Rob
>
> If you want to do the work, we can commit to -HEAD but 1.0's tree is
> frozen currently.
>
> Scott
>
I understand -
I made a point of asking if it is something you would be interested in after
1.0
If not I will just move my DHCP

---Robert


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