Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:34:13 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Kory Hamzeh <kory@avatar.com> Subject: Re: DHCP Server Message-ID: <200404271534.13460.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <035601c42c94$1258d4d0$14ce21c7@TOMCAT> References: <035601c42c94$1258d4d0$14ce21c7@TOMCAT>
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On Tuesday 27 April 2004 03:13 pm, Kory Hamzeh wrote: > > Try /usr/ports/net/isc-dhcp3/ > > Thanks everyone for the super fast reply -- I knew the ISC server had > to be there but I can't believe I didn't see it. However, when I try > to install, I get: > > ns1# cd /usr/ports/net/isc-dhcp3 > ns1# make install > > >> dhcp-3.0b2pl24.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist in > >> /usr/ports/distfiles/. Attempting to fetch from > >> ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/dhcp/. > > fetch: dhcp-3.0b2pl24.tar.gz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, > no access) > > >> Attempting to fetch from > > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/. > fetch: dhcp-3.0b2pl24.tar.gz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, > no access) > > >> Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this > >> port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again. > > *** Error code 1 > > Its been at least 3 years since I've done this and can't remember how > to fix this problem. > > Kory > The problem may be that you're using a very old system and ports tree. As suggested in another response, you should consider upgrading. If upgrading is not feasible; or if you need a fast solution while you upgrade, you might consider buying a router with embedded dhcp server capabilities. Many of these dhcp servers are easily configured using an internet browser. Best of luck, Andrew Gould
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