Re: dhcp & pf on a cable modem connection

[Mark Pecaut <mark_(_at_)_pecaut_(_dot_)_us>]

On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 08:29:54PM -0500, J Moore wrote:
> I'm preparing a Soekris firewall for a family member to take to college. 
> Her Internet access will be via cable modem, so I want the Soekris 
> between her cable modem Ethernet interface, and her Windows PC.
> 
> I've set up dhcpd on the "inside" interface, and dhclient on the outside 
> interface. But I'm not clear at all on how DNS will be handled. In other 
> words, how does dhcpd tell the Windows client what DNS server to use?

Run dnscache on the soekris and use that as her DNS server.  Or 
make the soekris a bridge.

-Mark