Re: NetBSD quit connecting to the 'net

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

Thanks

On Sun, Feb 13, 2022 at 9:39 PM Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Feb 13, 2022 at 01:53:17PM +0000, Todd Gruhn wrote:
> > I think I figgered it out.
> >
> > I turned the cable-modem  off because of the Windows Update thing.
> > I switched systems, and forgot to turn the cable-modem on.
> >
> > Did I confuse NetBSD? Could that have been fixed by running an
> > rc.d script?
>
> Looks like NetBSD does exactly what the router is telling it. Other
> systems will do the same.
>
> You could, e.g.:
> - renew your DHCP lease to update the configuration after switching
>   on the modem. Happens automatically when the lease expires (usually
>   after some hours).
> - run a local caching DNS server somewhere and tell your router to
>   advertise this one.
> - configure a public DNS resolver (like 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare),
>   8.8.8.8 (Google), 9.9.9.9 (Quad9)) as a fallback.
>
> your choice..
>
> --
>                                 Michael van Elst
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