Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 12:58:18 +0000 (GMT) From: FreeBSD <fbsdstble@kursk.gdmckee.local> To: seppludwig@isuisse.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Client DHCP connection to Internet Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0102061257250.1276-100000@kursk.gdmckee.local> In-Reply-To: <3A7FFEAD.31292.F3B191@localhost>
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Hi I have this problem. I had two 3c5x9 card in, I changed on to a 10/100 3com card and this fixed the problem. Try a different NIC. What cable provider are you using? Gordon On Tue, 6 Feb 2001 seppludwig@isuisse.com wrote: > hallo everybody - I'm a newbie and so far very pleased with FreeBSD > except for two problems - of which the DHCP problem is the most > serious. > > I have a pc connected to the net via cable modem > which (i hope) is configured as a workstation rather than a server. > > If I boot into W95 and then return to FreeBSD > (i.e. reboot from the FreeBSD partition on the same machine), > FreeBSD does not seem able to get a lease. This can last for hours. > > W95 doesn't have this problem (I go to W95 for e-mail and newsgroups > > such as this!) > > on booting back to FreeBSD I get the following: > > "Doing initial network setup:hostname" > "ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR):can't assign requested address" > > ...and it stops there for HOURS (I usually re-boot to W95 > to get anything done or go to bed!) > > In Netscape (under X) on FreeBSD I sometimes get the following > messages: > > "Warning: the host .xxxxx.xxx is unknown" > (xxx etc = the domian name of my provider) > "This means that some or all hosts will be unreadable" > "Perhaps there is a problem with your name server!" > "If your site must use a non-root name server, > " you will need to set the $SOCKS_NS environment variable > " to point at the appropiate name server. > " It may (or may not) be necessary to set this variable, > " or the SOCKS host preference, to the IP address > of the host in question rather than its name." > > I am only running a workstation client > connected to the net via a cable modem. > I DO get connected - > but then lose the connection as explained above. > > Can anybody help? > > Until I solve this problem I can't rely on my FreeBSD for mail etc. > > I really am a newbie and don't have the necessary overview. > > here is some more raw data: > > BTW - I have no firewall. > > I have NO dhclient.script... neither in /usr/local/etc nor in /etc > > Here is /etc/dhclient.conf: > > # $FreeBSD: src/etc/dhclient.conf,v 1.2 1999/08/27 23:23:41 peter Exp > $ # # This file is required by the ISC DHCP client. # See ``man 5 > dhclient.conf'' for details. # # In most cases an empty file is > suffient for most people as the # defaults are usually fine. # > > here is /var/log/dmesg.today - an unsucessful attempt to get onto > the internet: > > Copyright (c) 1992-2000 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, > 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of > the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD 4.2- > RELEASE #0: Mon Nov 20 13:02:55 GMT 2000 > jkh@bento.FreeBSD.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC Timecounter > "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz CPU: Pentium/P55C (166.59-MHz 586-class > CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x543 Stepping = 3 > Features=0x8001bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,MMX> real memory = > 16777216 (16384K bytes) avail memory = 12275712 (11988K bytes) > Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc0436000. Intel Pentium detected, > installing workaround for F00F bug md0: Malloc disk npx0: <math > processor> on motherboard npx0: INT 16 interface pcib0: <Host to PCI > bridge> on motherboard pci0: <PCI bus> on pcib0 pci0: <S3 ViRGE DX/GX > graphics accelerator> at 13.0 irq 11 tl0: <Compaq Netelligent 10/100 > TX Embedded UTP> at device 16.0 on pci0 tl0: couldn't map > ports/memory device_probe_and_attach: tl0 attach returned 6 isab0: > <VIA 82C586 PCI-ISA bridge> at device 20.0 on pci0 isa0: <ISA bus> on > isab0 atapci0: <VIA 82C586 ATA33 controller> port 0x1030-0x103f at > device 20.1 on pci0 ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 ata1: at 0x170 > irq 15 on atapci0 uhci0: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0x1000- > 0x101f irq 11 at device 20.2 on pci0 usb0: <VIA 83C572 USB > controller> on uhci0 usb0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0: VIA UHCI root hub, > class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, > self powered chip1: <VIA 82C586B ACPI interface> at device 20.3 on > pci0 fdc0: <NEC 72065B or clone> at port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq > 2 on isa0 fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" > drive> on fdc0 drive 0 atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port > 0x60,0x64 on isa0 atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> flags 0x1 irq 1 on atkbdc0 > kbd0 at atkbd0 psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0 psm0: model > Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID 0 vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0- > 0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 sc0: <System console> at flags > 0x100 on isa0 sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> sio0 at > port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0 sio0: type 16550A sio1 at > port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0 sio1: type 16550A ppc0: <Parallel > port> at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0 ppc0: SMC-like chipset > (ECP/EPP/PS2/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode ppc0: FIFO with 16/16/8 bytes > threshold plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0 lpt0: <Printer> > on ppbus0 lpt0: Interrupt-driven port ppi0: <Parallel I/O> on ppbus0 > ed1: <D-Link DE-220P PnP ISA Card> at port 0x240-0x25f irq 5 on isa0 > ed1: address 00:80:c8:d5:ec:b8, type NE2000 (16 bit) ad0: 2319MB <WDC > AC22400L> [4712/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA33 acd0: CDROM <IDE/ATAPI > CD-ROM 44XS> at ata1-slave using PIO4 Mounting root from > ufs:/dev/ad0s3a lp0: IPv6 not supported > > > Here is /var/log/messages: > > Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: Copyright (c) 1992-2000 The FreeBSD > Project.Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, > 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: > The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Jan > 29 11:32:58 /kernel: FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE #0: Mon Nov 20 13:02:55 GMT > 2000 Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: > jkh@bento.FreeBSD.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC Jan 29 11:32:58 > /kernel: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz Jan 29 11:32:58 > /kernel: CPU: Pentium/P55C (166.59-MHz 586-class CPU) Jan 29 11:32:58 > /kernel: Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x543 Stepping = 3 Jan 29 > 11:32:58 /kernel: > Features=0x8001bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,MMX> Jan 29 11:32:58 > /kernel: real memory = 16777216 (16384K bytes) Jan 29 11:32:58 > /kernel: avail memory = 12275712 (11988K bytes) Jan 29 11:32:58 > /kernel: Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc0436000. Jan 29 11:32:58 > /kernel: Intel Pentium detected, installing workaround for F00F bug > Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: md0: Malloc disk Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: > npx0: <math processor> on motherboard Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: npx0: > INT 16 interface Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: pcib0: <Host to PCI > bridge> on motherboard Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: pci0: <PCI bus> on > pcib0 Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: pci0: <S3 ViRGE DX/GX graphics > accelerator> at 13.0 irq 11 Jan 29 11:32:58 /kernel: tl0: <Compaq > Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP> at device 16.0 on pci0 Jan 29 > 11:32:59 /kernel: tl0: couldn't map ports/memory Jan 29 11:32:59 > /kernel: device_probe_and_attach: tl0 attach returned 6 Jan 29 > 11:32:59 /kernel: isab0: <VIA 82C586 PCI-ISA bridge> at device 20.0 > on pci0 Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0 Jan 29 > 11:32:59 /kernel: atapci0: <VIA 82C586 ATA33 controller> port 0x1030- > 0x103f at device 20.1 on pci0 Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: ata0: at > 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: ata1: at 0x170 irq > 15 on atapci0 Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: uhci0: <VIA 83C572 USB > controller> port 0x1000-0x101f irq 11 at device 20.2 on pci0 Jan 29 > 11:32:59 /kernel: usb0: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci0 Jan 29 > 11:32:59 /kernel: usb0: USB revision 1.0 Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: > uhub0: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 Jan 29 > 11:32:59 /kernel: uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered Jan > 29 11:32:59 /kernel: chip1: <VIA 82C586B ACPI interface> at device > 20.3 on pci0 Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: fdc0: <NEC 72065B or clone> at > port 0x3f0- 0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa0 Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: > fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: fd0: > <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at > port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> flags 0x1 irq 1 on > atkbdc0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: kbd0 at atkbd0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: psm0: model Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID 0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df > iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on > isa0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 > on isa0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: sio0: type 16550A > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: sio1 at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: sio1: type 16550A > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: ppc0: <Parallel port> at port 0x378-0x37f > irq 7 on isa0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: ppc0: SMC-like chipset (ECP/EPP/PS2/NIBBLE) > in COMPATIBLE mode > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: ppc0: FIFO with 16/16/8 bytes threshold > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: lpt0: Interrupt-driven port > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: ppi0: <Parallel I/O> on ppbus0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: ed1: <D-Link DE-220P PnP ISA Card> at port > 0x240-0x25f irq 5 on isa0 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: ed1: address 00:80:c8:d5:ec:b8, type NE2000 > (16 bit) > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: ad0: 2319MB <WDC AC22400L> [4712/16/63] at > ata0-master UDMA33 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: acd0: CDROM <IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM 44XS> at ata1- > slave using PIO4 > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s3a > Jan 29 11:32:59 /kernel: lp0: IPv6 not supported > Jan 29 11:51:21 login: ROOT LOGIN (root) ON ttyv0 > > > This is some of the things I see on the screen when I start up [this > is keyed in by hand as I don't know how to log that stuff to disk]: > > > ed1: <D-Link DE-220P PnP ISA Card> at port 0x240-0x25f irq 5 on isa0 > ed1: address 00:80:c8:d5:ec:b8, type NEC2000 (16 bit) > > ... then comes the "can't assign requested address" which I answer > with [control-C] otherwise it waits for hours .... then comes this: > > ed1: flags=8843 <UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet6 fe80::280:c8ff:fed5: ecb8%ed1 prefixlen 64 scopeld 0x2 inet > 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255 ether > 00:80:c8:d5:ec:b8 > > lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 inet6 > fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopid 0x8 inet6::1 prefixlen 128 inet > 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > > Adittional Routing Options: tcp extensions=NO TCP keepalive=YES > routing daemons:. Doing IPv6 network setup:add net :: ffff:0.0.0.0 > gateway::1 add net::0.0.0.0:gateway::1 net.inet6.ip6.forwarding:0->0 > net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv:0->0 net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv:0->1 > lp0:IPv6 not supported get_llflag() failed, anyway I'll try sendmsg > on lp0:can't assign requested address sendmsg on lp0:can't assign > requested address sendmsg on lp0:can't assign requested address add > net fe80::gateway::1 add net fe02::gateway::1 IPv4 mapped IPv6 > address support=YES additional daemons:syslogd doing additional > network setup:portmap starting final network daemons:nfsiod NFS > access cache time=2 . . .....various stuff not relevant [I think] . . > FreeBSD/i386 (.brutele.be) (ttyv0) > > ....note brutele.be is my provider > > > DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ANYBODY ???? remember - sometimes it works, sometimes not - ususally after I've been on the net under W95. > > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > ifrance.com, l'email gratuit le plus complet de l'Internet ! > vos emails depuis un navigateur, en POP3, sur Minitel, sur le WAP... > http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/email.emailif > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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