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Message from Steven
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> 
> Typing udhcpc should assign an IP number to 
> your computer 

udhcpc only works if there is a DHCP server
listening on the network.

> and also add the default gateway (DNS server) 

The default gateway is not the DNS server.  The
default gateway simply routes traffic from one
network to another (eg from you home network 
to the internet).  The DNS server is different 
-- it converts alphanumeric internet addresses 
(eg slashdot.org) to numerical IP addresses 
(eg 216.34.181.45).

Of course you can run a DNS server on the system
that is providing the default gateway.  Or you 
could run a DHCP server.  Or any other kind of 
server (eg a HTTP server for remote configuration 
of the gateway).  In that case the address of the
default gateway and the DNS server and the DHCP
server and the HTTP server will all be the same.

Cheers,
Steven




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