Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:56:03 -0400 From: Michael Powell <nightrecon@verizon.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help required for configuring FreeBSD with DHCP Message-ID: <gp5rfq$p51$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <49B66D49.9020709@gmail.com>
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manish jain wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have a dual boot system (FreeBSD 7.1 + Windows 2000). > > I am trying out FreeBSD for the first time with an ISP who runs a DHCP > server. Until the times of static addresses, everything was so simple in > FreeBSD. Now I am forced to ask for help because the ISP is willing to > help only for Windows. And indeed my Windows 2000 is sailing the > internet smoothly enough, so I can't really blame him. > > I am using a Realtek 8139D NIC on an x86 system. When I ask sysinstall > to configure rl0, it asks me whether I want to use DHCP. When I say yes, > it still gives me the same form to fill out as it does for static IP > addresses. I don't have any idea how to fill out this form when DHCP is > being used. > > Please note that on Windows, the following are enabled : > 1) Obtain an IP address automatically > 2) Obtain DNS server address automatically > > Everything else (IP address/Default dateway/etc) is greyed out. Can > anyone please tell me how to get my FreeBSD system up on DHCP. The only > other piece of information I can provide is the hostname I have been > using so far : unxfbsdi.freebsd.localdomain > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Regards > Manish Jain > invalid.pointer@gmail.com > Try placing in /etc/rc.conf with an editor such as vi and reboot: network_interfaces="AUTO" ifconfig_rl0="DHCP" If you're exceedingly lucky that will get you started. -Mike
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