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Subject: Re: Client DHCP connection to Internet (WAS: freebi question: DHCP, PC as workstation/client loosing the lease)
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I've changed the subject line to draw attention to my problem.

It may seem like a simple problem - but for me it is a basic and 
vital problem - after all what use is it if I lose the lease half the 
time ???

If you need more info - please ask!!

H_E_L_P!

> 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.
> 
> regards
> 
> Sepp
>  
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