dhcp-client passing ISP dsn info to dhcpd

[fbsd]

Sorry but your solutions is not a solution at all.

It just changes where I have to do the hand edit and consumes
more resources by running a un-needed caching domain name server.

Since dhcp-client and dhcpd are same basic application it seems to
me
that the developers missed seeing the need to have them talk to each
other.

This seems like am simple oversight.

I am sure I am not the only user who wants the dhcp-client to
automatically
update dhcpd with the ISP's new dns ip address when the ISP changes
them.

Other people have suggested to modify the dhcp-client script that
updates resolv.conf
by having it issue stop command to dhcpd, auto edit
dhcpd.conf "option domain-name-servers" line and issue start dhcpd
so dhcpd.conf gets re-read.


That kind of script writing is way above my ability.

Does anybody on this list have such a customized script or is there
some place where users post such things to share with the public
that I can search for it?



-----Original Message-----
From: dhcp-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:dhcp-users-bounce at isc.org]On
Behalf Of Glenn Satchell
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:46 AM
To: dhcp-users at isc.org
Subject: Re: dhcp-client passing ISP dsn info to dhcpd



>From: "fbsd" <fbsd at a1poweruser.com>
>To: <dhcp-users at isc.org>
>Subject: dhcp-client passing ISP dsn info to dhcpd
>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:21:37 -0400
>
>I use dhcp-client to fetch the dhcp info from my ISP at boot time.
>The resolv.conf file gets updated with the ISP's dsn ip address.
>
>I also run an private LAN and use dhcpd.
>I have to explicitly edit by hand the dhcpd.conf "option
>domain-name-servers"
>statement when ever my ISP changes their default dns ip addresses.
>
>
>Is there some option I missed that will automatically update the
>dchpd
>parameter when dhcp-client changes the content in resolv.conf?
>
>Does anyone have a custom script to perform this function they are
>willing to share?
>
>
The simplest way around this is to run your own caching domain name
server. On the gateway client dhclient runs as it does now. But in
dhcpd.conf you point all the private clients to your local dns
server
address.  The only trick with this is that whenever the ISP changes
the
IP address of the DNS server you'll need to update the forwarding
entry
for your new DNS server.

regards,
-glenn