From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 1 13:54:23 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1857106566B for ; Sun, 1 Apr 2012 13:54:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from outbackdingo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bk0-f54.google.com (mail-bk0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 445648FC12 for ; Sun, 1 Apr 2012 13:54:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkcjc3 with SMTP id jc3so2040910bkc.13 for ; Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:54:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=X03MkMD+FlfFmoaH6Y2XvgnW8Ktpsb1Cx5K3u95i6A8=; b=BPRkH/eVPl9Rjq8l+fc9yMmBXQKXcNvXk8W/uErqzOy+sckM5bYY5lSIl1sbR3OEJX imwE0OflnQ+1/GQB7YobFGFN+ZVS/s9x6Rap1susX8QqoQUTcg8udfJjuGcOLw/F1boE 209mA5+c0MOuwExJU4s0aBgpcKy/WgyrPruAxfPe0YUrirPRXP9PV8ydxvLTs/PJe9iF n3RWiRe4AJX5uw6zXO2hfotAfq3t34NIv84cGXccaFbxBlZX/3JpIrDxcQdOfc6LaWFo 9CB8qiuA+ZAxZFo3Eb9Izg3VRRsT5M9idqT1RHA/HlUsiJpp94REuvL3OP35k1c3bjdR RRXQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.205.117.15 with SMTP id fk15mr2028553bkc.133.1333288461723; Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:54:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.205.44.201 with HTTP; Sun, 1 Apr 2012 06:54:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20120401143541.4d7d186f@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <4F7798D0.7000404@a1poweruser.com> <4F77A360.9080601@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <4F77A6CA.50406@a1poweruser.com> <20120401143541.4d7d186f@gumby.homeunix.com> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 09:54:21 -0400 Message-ID: From: Outback Dingo To: RW Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Access to Time Warner cable network X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:54:23 -0000 On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 9:35 AM, RW wrote: > On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:52:26 -0400 > Fbsd8 wrote: > >> Da Rock wrote: >> > On 04/01/12 09:52, Fbsd8 wrote: >> >> Just purchased an account on the northern Ohio Time Warner cable >> >> system. Having problem connecting to their service. Seems their >> >> dhcp server has an ip address of 10.2.0.1 which is not public >> >> routable. I know my Freebsd 8.2 box functions because it worked >> >> fine under att service which I just left for Time Warner service. >> >> MY xp laptop works fine with time warner. I can see that during >> >> the connection hand shake they first issue ip addresses >> >> 192.168.x.x then end up with real public routable ip address for >> >> dns and my ip address. Just the dhcp ip is 10.2.0.1. XP seems to >> >> handle this connection hand shake ok. > > I had a modem that did something similar, it issued a temporary private > ip address and the replaced it with a routable address. > > The difference here is that the DHCP server is in a different address > block to the DHCP server, but I'm not sure that's a problem. I think > that FreeBSD associates =A0DHCP traffic with the interface its operating > on irrespective of normal routing. > > >> > Have you got a firewall or something else blocking dhcp from >> > communicating? What does ifconfig say? >> > >> No firewall running and NIC status is "no carrier" > > This is what you get when something isn't plugged-in or turned-on. or when autonegotiation fails between to ports due to incompatibilities, ive seen it alot of times on older gear > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg"