Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:41:22 -0400 From: User & Ian Patrick Thomas <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ifconfig question Message-ID: <20010716154122.C13279@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20010716152941.A48484@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 03:29:41PM %2B0100 References: <20010716152941.A48484@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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I'd also like to know this. I get this message when I boot up right before DHCP gets my IP and other info. Everything on my box seems to work fine also. Ian As it was put forth by j mckitrick on Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 03:29:41PM +0100... > > Sorry for the simple question, but I'm new to ethernets... > > root:~# dhclient ed0 > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR): Can't assign requested address > dhclient: New IP Address(ed0): 10.100.20.163 > dhclient: New Subnet Mask (ed0): 255.255.254.0 > dhclient: New Broadcast Address(ed0): 10.100.21.255 > dhclient: New Routers: 10.100.20.1 > > > I read the manpage on netintro and dhclient, but I couldn't figure it out. > Is the ifconfig message an error? My connection seems to be working fine. > > jcm > -- > o-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-o > | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jonathon McKitrick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | > | "I prefer the term 'Artificial Person' myself." | > o-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-o > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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