Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 18:32:30 -0400 From: "Francisco Reyes" <freyes@drf.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Retaining same MAC (Re: Need help configuring ethernet DSL modem) Message-ID: <200106232228.SAA06370@mx3.drf.com>
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On Sat, 23 Jun 2001 13:23:20 -0400, Francisco Reyes wrote: >I just got a Wiltell Wirespeed DSL modem yesterday. >I tried with windows first: configured the machine with the IP as per the instructions and set the proper gateway. It worked. > >I then tried to do the same with FreeBSD, but it is not working. I thought maybe it was PPPoE. Wrote to the ISP and they wrote back saying > >ISP->No. Its straight ethernet. Just plug in your modem, and configure IP >ISP->address you were given to your ethernet interface. >ISP->ifconfig xx0 66.114.xx.xx netmask 255.255.255.0 After many, many hours troubleshooting why a FreeBSD machine could not connect it turns out the ISP uses MAC based authentication. I had first connected the DSL modem to a different machine so the authentication was failing. Does the MAC address ever change unless I change the hardware? Francisco Reyes Daily Racing Form Technical Support Manager freyes@drf.com (212) 366-7752 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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