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Date:      Tue, 17 Nov 98 10:26:44 +0100
From:      Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr
To:        murray@pike.cdrom.com
Cc:        freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Wide DHCP client and @home cable modem service
Message-ID:  <H000057c01a10b1a@MHS>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981117010205.3197A-100000@pike.cdrom.com>

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Hello,

Just checking : you have configured bpf filters in your kernel and
MAKEDEV'd them in /dev - haven't you ? (I've just reconfigured my home
box with a similar setting and got bitten by the missing bpf's)

	TfH

>      I'm unable to use FreeBSD to connect to the Internet via the
> @home cable service.  I've configured my hostname to be the
> "identifier" that Windows 98 uses to connect just fine (same system,
> dual boot).  In FreeBSD I type
> 
> /usr/local/sbin/dhcpc -r fxp0
> /usr/local/sbin/dhcpm fxp0 ~/logfile
> 
> and basically it just keeps sending the DHCPDISCOVER message over and
> over again without ever getting a DHCPOFFER message.  This is what the
> logfile created by dhcpm looks like.  I notice that nowhere is my
> hostname (the secret 'c#######-a' identifier) mentioned.  Am I missing
> some configuration step?  
> 
>   "Nov 15 16:06:31.593862"	DHCPDISCOVER
> 	src_haddr: 00a0c957b4a3, dst_haddr: ffffffffffff
> 	src_IP: 0.0.0.0, dst_IP: 255.255.255.255
> 	requested_IP: None
> 	requested/assigned lease: 3600
> 	dhcp_t1: 0	dhcp_t2: 0
> 	op: 1, xid: 295d8164, secs: 61, BRDCST flag: 0
> 	ciaddr: 0.0.0.0, yiaddr: 0.0.0.0, siaddr: 0.0.0.0, giaddr:
> 0.0.0.0
> 	broadcast: None	subnetmask: None
> 	server_id: None
> 	default router: None	
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 	- Murray
> 
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