Date: 27 Feb 2001 09:36:48 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need help with dhcp relay Message-ID: <44lmqschvj.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: kesu@kesuki.dyndns.org's message of "24 Feb 2001 09:57:29 %2B0100" References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0102240217110.85197-100000@kesuki.dyndns.org>
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kesu@kesuki.dyndns.org (Ryan Ryttie) writes: > My ISP's dhcp server allots me 3 real IP address and uses the NIC's MAC > address for 'verification.' I've been trying to 'simplify' my network by > using a DHCP relay. dhcp.org listed wide dhcp, so I've been trying to > configure it, but keep getting errors when the designated PCs attempt to > connect across the relay. > Feb 24 02:42:14 kesuki /kernel: arp: 24.116.40.145 is on dc0 but got reply > from 00:50:ba:d1:72:0a on rl0 > was the first error I got, so I tried `arp -d 24.116.40.145` > that didn't help, so i then tried `route change 24.116.40.145 -ifp rl0` > which caused this error. > Feb 24 02:44:42 kesuki routed[84802]: static route 24.116.40.145/32 --> > 0.0.0.0 impossibly lacks ifp > Feb 24 02:44:54 kesuki routed[84802]: 24.116.40.145/32 --> 0.0.0.0 > disappeared from kernel Hmm. This looks like you're using a hub to connect all of the machines, including your ISP. Don't do that; if your machines can broadcast packets directly to the ISP, then you don't need and shouldn't use a DHCP relay. > On a side note, wide-dhcp has a very poor man page and the above applies > to running `relay dc0` any other variation of ethernet interfaces causes > relay to crash with the error > Feb 24 02:32:11 kesuki relay[85233]: bind() error in forwarding() > > If anyone can help, it would be appreciated. > > --- 12:00PM up 63 days, 1:16, 6 users, load averages: 0.01, 0.01, 0.00 > Fortune of the day: > "He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both > eyes ..." > > > 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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