Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:07:53 -0400 (EDT) From: "Ian P. Thomas" <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com> To: wmoran@iowna.com (Bill Moran) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cable connection problems Message-ID: <200106250108.VAA01516@scraemondaemon.my.domain> In-Reply-To: <no.id> from "Bill Moran" at Jun 24, 2001 08:25:41 PM
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--%--multipart-mixed-boundary-1.1461.993431273--% Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here is a copy of the rc.conf file sent as an attachment. I think you're right about the DHCP. When I release and renew using winipcfg, every once and awhile I get a DHCP error renewing IP. Ian In the last episode, Bill Moran stated... > > "Ian P. Thomas" wrote: > > > > I was unable to see any messages on boot regarding DHCP. Here is what > > dmesg says about the NIC. > > I'm guessing your /etc/rc.conf is set up improperly. Could you send the > list a copy? > > > fxp0: <Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B Ethernet> rev 0x0c int a irq 17 on > > pci0.1 3.0 > > fxp0: Ethernet address 00:02:b3:1a:b2:81 > > These cards work fine - as long as it's not integrated into the mobo. Is > the network card a seperate card? > > > I do get this at the end though. Is this the DHCP info you were > > looking for? > > No, these are ethernet messages. DHCP messages will almost always have > "dhcp" in them somewhere. > > > IP Address Obtain automatically > > This is Microsoft's way of saying "DHCP is on" > > > I don't think I am using DHCP in Windows. > > Yes you are. > > > Is there a way I can enter a > > gateway, subnet mask, and IP address manually for my NIC? > > Yes, but it's unlikely to work properly if your ISP expects you to use > DHCP. > > -Bill > > -- > If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, > then what can I get for two hands in the bush? > --%--multipart-mixed-boundary-1.1461.993431273--% Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: English text Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="rc.conf" # This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf # please make all changes to this file. hostname="scraemondaemon.my.domain" firewall_enable="YES" firewall_type="open" ifconfig_fxp0="DHCP" portmap_enable="NO" network_interfaces="lo0 tun0 fxp0" sendmail_enable="YES" sendmail_flags="-bd" savecore_enable="YES" update_motd="YES" clear_tmp_enable="YES" apm_enable="YES" moused_port="/dev/psm0" moused_enable="YES" font8x16="YES" font8x14="YES" font8x8="YES" allscreens_flags="-m on 80x30" saver="blank" blanktime="300" --%--multipart-mixed-boundary-1.1461.993431273--%-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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