From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 4 09:17:14 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C5AB37B401 for ; Sun, 4 May 2003 09:17:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from out005.verizon.net (out005pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.143]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D1C343F3F for ; Sun, 4 May 2003 09:17:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mij@soupnazi.org) Received: from envy.homeunix.com ([4.47.68.94]) by out005.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.33 201-253-122-126-133-20030313) with ESMTP id <20030504161712.BAUG25152.out005.verizon.net@envy.homeunix.com>; Sun, 4 May 2003 11:17:12 -0500 Received: from soupnazi.org (lust.pdx.soupnazi.org [192.168.1.2]) by envy.homeunix.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h44GH7j2015419; Sun, 4 May 2003 09:17:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mij@soupnazi.org) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 09:17:01 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) To: "Derrick Ryalls" From: Jim Mock In-Reply-To: <000001c3120e$0c37c710$0200a8c0@bartxp> Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out005.verizon.net from [4.47.68.94] at Sun, 4 May 2003 11:17:12 -0500 cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DSL Stability X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 16:17:14 -0000 On Sunday, May 4, 2003, at 12:23 AM, Derrick Ryalls wrote: > I managed to get DSL working with FreeBSD somewhat, but I am having > some weird connectivity issues. At random times, I will lose network > connectivity. The Westell modem says there is full connection via > ethernet and phone, but I am unable to ping their gateway and dhclient > is unable to obtain a new lease. > > The strange part is that if I plug my WinXP box into the modem > directly, I obtain an ip and can surf. If I then plug the BSD box > back into the modem, I can once again obtain leases and talk to the > 'net, but about half the time I need to restart natd for the inside > network to be able to do anything. > > System/ISP info: > > 4.7-RELEASE-p5 > rc.conf > ifconfig_sis0="DHCP" > default_gateway="4.xx.xxx.1" Why are you defining "default_gateway"? You're using DHCP, it should be set automatically. Also, no such option exists. It should be "defaultrouter". > natd_program="/sbin/natd" > natd_enable="YES" > natd_interface="sis0" > natd_flags="-f /etc/natd.conf" This doesn't help much without your firewall rules and natd.conf. > VerizonDSL in north Seattle I've got Verizon DSL here in the Portland area and have had no problems with it at all. All I had to do was plug it in, and off it went. - jim -- - jim mock mij@{soupnazi|opendarwin}.org jim@{bsdnews|FreeBSD}.org - - editor in chief, BSD News: http://bsdnews.org http://soupnazi.org -