Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 17:56:14 -0400 From: Otter <otterr@telocity.com> To: Jahanur R Subedar <jahanur@jjsoft.com>, -questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Dhclient install in 2.2.5 freebsd Message-ID: <3930447E.9AAD2AED@telocity.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000527151659.3766A-100000@ns2.jjsoft.com>
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Jahanur R Subedar wrote: > > HI folks, > > I have spent three nights trying to go to the internet from Freebsd 2.2.5 > through the cable modem. > My win95 goes to it fine as dhcp client. > Now I have noticed for past 15 days that the IP address provided by > the DHCP has not changed, so I thought I should be able to install > my Freebsd 2.2.5 in one of my old P133 machinne and make it a router > for other computers in my home. > But no this is what I get > Ping: sendto: host not found. > but I am able to ping my local machines. > Keep in mind I only have one network card and I aliased it to see the > local machines. > But then I thought I should be able to ping the cable modem at least. > So I did so many things for example natd/ipfw also, did not work. > I have came across some wherere that I need to have dhclient installed. > If it is true, then how can get the dhclient installed in my 2.2.5 > freebsd, that does not have any interenet connection. > Please help or tell me what I am doing wrong. > Please!!! > > Jahanur R Subedar > WWW.JJSOFT.COM > since DHCP didn't come stock until FreeBSD 3.0, I'd recommend you install it from ports... maybe isc-dhcp2. I saw isc-dhcp3 has come out, but I haven't used it yet, so I can't tell you how it works. try /usr/ports/net/isc-dhcp2 && make install (after you cvsup your ports to get the most current version of it). -Otter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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