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Jeff Yeo wrote:
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> I'm trying to use dhclient with FreeBSD 2.2.8-RELEASE, and am having some
> problems.
>
> I've downloaded isc-dhcp V2.0b1pl18 from the ISC ftp server, and done a
> "make install".
> Everything went fine - no errors. I get the right version info when I run
> dhclient.
>
> I've got two network cards in the computer, an SMC card (ed0) and a 3c509
> (ep0). I have
> ep0 set to my private network (192.168.100.1) and am planning on connecting
> ed0 to
> a cable-modem. The ISP (Shaw @Home) uses DHCP to assign the IP address,
> subnet
> mask, gateway, domain, nameservers, and hostname.
>
> I've run dhclient as follows:
> #dhclient -d ed0
>
> and it gives the following output:
> Listening on BPF/ed0/00:00:c0:ce:2f:4e
> Sending on BPF/ed0/00:00:c0:ce:2f:4e
> Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net
> DHCPDISCOVER on ed0 tp 255:255:255:255 port 67 interval 29
> DHCPDISCOVER on ed0 tp 255:255:255:255 port 67 interval 31
> No DHCPOFFERS received
> No working leases in persistent database - sleeping
>
> When the DHCPDISCOVER messages are displayed, I can see the
> Transmit and Receive lights on the cable modem flash but nothing
> seems to get to dhclient.
>
> I've used the dhclient-script that was supplied with pl18, and have tried
> both
> an empty dhclient.conf file and the one from
> http://home.san.rr.com/freebsd/dhcp.html (just to try something else).
>
> I believe that the network card works since I can configure it
> manually and ping another machine via a crossover cable.
>
> I believe that Shaw@Home's DHCP server works because
> a) it works for the W98 machine that are currently using the service, and
> b) Wide-DHCP running on the FBSD machine is able to get an IP address.
>
> Any suggestions as to what might be wrong, or any troubleshooting
> I can try?
>
> Any help would be appreciated,
>
I can't find it now, but I have see scripts/FAQ on using non-WinDoze
DHCP with @HOME. Might be a Linux site, but would still apply.
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