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Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:42:31 +0300
From: Chris Dionissopoulos <dionch@freemail.gr>
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Cc: dave-dated-1125960717.3955a5@seddon.ca, freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: dhclient and ADSL modem trouble...
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Digital Brain wrote:

>> You sure the ISP doesn't use PPPeE?
>
>
> The modem acts as a bridge. All I have to do is turn it on; it then 
> synchronizes with the ISP's network (PPPoA). Then I just execute 
> dhcpcd eth0 from the linux machine (connected to the modem) and I'm 
> assigned an IP and a default gateway in mere seconds.
>
> Unfortunately, as simple as it is in linux, it doesn't seem to work 
> with freebsd...
> It should have worked with dhclient ed0, but the dhcp server's reply 
> gets lost somewhere.
>
Linux and freebsd you re trying,  running on same hardware (nic) ?
I'm saying that cause some ISPs lock their  "IP-offering"
with each client's hardware address (which is defined at first use).

Chris.