Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 14:17:05 -0600 From: "Jason Cave" <macgawd@hotmail.com> To: wmoran@potentialtech.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dhcp Message-ID: <F134bK9qk3GR89h7wtP00002466@hotmail.com>
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Thanks for all the assistance. I contacted my isp again and they failed to mention the first time around that only 3 ips per modem. In about an hour my FreeBSD machine will be able to access the internet. Thanks for all the assistance. Jason Cave macgawd@hotmail.com >From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> >To: Jason Cave <macgawd@hotmail.com> >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: dhcp >Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 15:09:05 -0500 > >Jason Cave wrote: >>When I do dhclient rl0, and it doesnt give an on screen error it just sets >>the ip to 0.0.0.0. Other times it spouts alot of text with this line at >>the top. Feb 5 22:17:52 c68 dhclient: Can't bind to dhcp address: >>Address already in use. > >This means there is already a dhclient running. (you can't run it twice >on the same network card). That particular error is probably a result >of your experimenting, and is probably not the cause of your problem. > >Please send your configuration information. Attach /etc/rc.conf to your >next email, as well as the output of 'ifconfig -a' (while the machine is >plugged in and having trouble) > >Please look in /var/log/messages for any dhclient errors. Actually, do >this: >grep 'dhclient' /var/log/messages > /some/file >and attach /some/file to the next email (along with the other requested >output). > >>My isp says its not a problem with their system. > >I'll bet they're correct. > >>Nor is there any settings to stop the machine from using the dhcp server. > >What do you mean by this? That the ISP won't change or that FreeBSD won't? >The latter is definately untrue, FreeBSD can be configured to use or not >use DHCP as you desire. > >>Thank you for all the assistance so far. > >Hope we get this figured out for you. > >> >>Jason Cave >>macgawd@hotmail.com >> >> >>>From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> >>>To: Jason Cave <macgawd@hotmail.com> >>>CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >>>Subject: Re: dhcp >>>Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 14:31:34 -0500 >>> >>>Jason Cave wrote: >>> >>>>When I do dhclient it just sets the ip to 0.0.0.0. I know it sets it to >>>>this as it couldnt find the dhcp server. >>> >>> >>>How do you know that the cause of the failure is that it can't find the >>>server? Do you get an error message? What does it say? >>> >>>>Is there a way to have it look at a specific ip for the dhcp server? >>> >>> >>>Not that I know of. >>> >>>Are you using the same NIC as when it worked? Many ISPs require you to >>>register a MAC address before they will assign an IP. >>> >>>Is there any information in /var/log/messages about the failure? >>> >>>>It use to work with versions 4.5 and 4.6. I am unable to locate either >>>>of these older versions on the network. Anyone know where to get this >>>>the older versions? >>> >>> >>>Behaviour has not changed in 4.7, to my knowledge. My machine here has >>>been >>>4.6 and is now 4.7 and still works fine as a dhclient. >>> >>>You should still be able to download 4.6.2 isos from the ftp sites. And >>>if >>>you want to go back further, you can use cvsup to "downgrade" a 4.7 >>>system. >>>(just use a RELENG_4_5 tag) >>> >>>>All replies are appreciated. >>> >>> >>>Hope this is helpful. >>> >>>>Jason Cave >>>>macgawd@hotmail.com >>>> >>>>>From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> >>>>>To: Jason Cave <macgawd@hotmail.com> >>>>>CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >>>>>Subject: Re: dhcp >>>>>Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 09:28:45 -0500 >>>>> >>>>>Jason Cave wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Is there another way for FreeBSD to check for a DHCP server, like = >>>>>>another program. dhclient just says >>>>>>address family and protocal family are incompatable. FreeBSD use to = >>>>>>work and other Linux OS's can >>>>>>see it without problems. Its a connection where the DHCP server has >>>>>>to = >>>>>>assign the ip or the ip isnt >>>>>>allowed outside the network. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>I've never seen dhclient have trouble with any DHCP server. >>>>> >>>>>What version of FreeBSD? You say it "used to work", when did it stop >>>>>working? >>>>>Did you upgrade? >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>Bill Moran >>>>>Potential Technologies >>>>>http://www.potentialtech.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>>STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* >>>>http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Bill Moran >>>Potential Technologies >>>http://www.potentialtech.com >> >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. >>http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> >> > > >-- >Bill Moran >Potential Technologies >http://www.potentialtech.com _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. 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