Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 11:18:18 +0200 From: Lex <lex@blacktrap.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dhcp server error. Message-ID: <20000717111818.B18418@blacktrap.net> In-Reply-To: <001101bfeeee$cf01ebe0$0200a8c0@hellraiser> References: <001101bfeeee$cf01ebe0$0200a8c0@hellraiser>
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On Sun, Jul 16, 2000 at 02:26:41AM -0400, dave wrote: > Hello, > I've got a slight error running dhcpd on fbsd 4.0. I'm running the command: > /usr/local/sbin/dhcpd > in my rc.conf file. I'm getting the error: > dhcp: unable to bind to host address, address already in use. > Exiting. > Dhcpd is the only item loading in rc.conf dealing with my ethernet interface. The server itself appears to work properly this error is more annoying than anything else, has anyone seen it? > Thanks. > Dave. > If the server works properly after the 'Exiting' message, my guess is you are trying to launch it twice (the 'address already in use' message probably means that too). I assume you meant rc.local and not rc.conf? Make sure that dhcpd is not run from some other place (eg /usr/local/etc/rc.d). -- Chive. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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