Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 01:44:30 -0400 From: Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com> To: David Ward <David@intelemedia.com>, "'Greg Lehey'" <grog@lemis.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: 3c509 vs. DHCP Message-ID: <4.3.1.2.20000405013708.00e05480@pseudonet.org> In-Reply-To: <018EFBB4FBD6D2119F7F00E0292282354C7435@exchange01.inteleme dia.com>
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At 11:45 PM 4/4/00 -0500, David Ward wrote: >Wow Greg, thanks for taking the time to help a newbie who is obviously >having trouble with the apples and oranges of FreeBSD..let me tell ya, >your book beats hell out of any other tech books I've read. > > >On Tuesday, 4 April 2000 at 16:43:38 -0500, David Ward wrote: > >> I'm guessing that to have DHCP enabled on a freeBSD 3.4 release > >> machine, with a WinNT 4.0 Server acting as the DHCP server that I > >> will need to have SAMBA installed and configured first?? > > >No. >phew...thank god for small amounts of happiness :) > > > >> Currently I'm just looking at the 'Scanning for DHCP Servers...' > >> dialog box...what fun what fun... > > >Dialogue box? >Yes, I'm ashamed to admit it, but this is during the initial OS >install/configuration from /stand/sysinstall..and problems with DHCP clients >isn't covered in your book.. :( when I configure the N.I.C. >I'm telling it to use DHCP, and it automatically starts a search for a >DHCP server..(I take it I should just skip the N.I.C. config 'till I get >the OS up and running?) Hmm...it shouldn't matter whether the OS is "up and running" or not. The backend for the NIC is running and everything should be in place for it to get the info it needs from a valid DHCP server. *nix doesn't have the problems NT has when it comes to working with the hardware. No need to reboot or anything. (actually NT will do the same thing during installation...and it even does it (usually) without having to reboot during the install process). > >> unfortunately Greg's book only covers hang's on boot with the 509, > > >Well, no, it also discusees devices at IRQ 9 not working and missing > >SCSI boards on HP's Netserver, and a few other things. But none are > >relevant. > > >> and dealing with an NT network isn't covered at all to any extent > >> that found as of yet.. > > >No, we only handle IP networks. >that's what I was afraid of..for an NT guy who's last experience with >UN*X was a 1 semester course 5 yrs ago, that's going to make >integrating FreeBSD into my existing network a "challenge" to say the >least Given some time and patience you may find yourself completely converted! =P > >So what does dhclient say? >to be honest, I haven't gotten that far..I'm going to try ignoring the >config of the N.I.C. until I can get the OS up and running, then I'll see >if I can configure it..unless you have another suggestion? (please please >please say yes.. :) I don't remember the 509's that well but aren't they a PnP card? Do they have a config utility? If so, did you use the config utility? If not, <shot in the dark>does the OS seem to recognize the NIC?</shot in the dark> I have never conf'ed a 509 in the *nix environment. So Im just trying to spew (and spewing I am :) some ideas of process out there. - Jim > >[16 lines of .sig deleted] > > >Greg > >-- > >When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. > >For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html > >Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key > >See complete headers for address and phone numbers > > >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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's errors, in contrast: Windows - "Invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll at 0032:A16F2935" UNIX - "segmentation fault - core dumped" Humanous Beingsus - "OOPS, I've fallen and I can't get up" ------------------------------- Jim Conner NOTJames jconner@enterit.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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