From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 8 22:13:38 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B51E216A4CE for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2004 22:13:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from web1.hostrack.com (unknown [63.105.72.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 748D443D2F for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2004 22:13:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from stevei@black-star.net) Received: (qmail 32610 invoked from network); 9 Mar 2004 06:14:48 -0000 Received: from adslbt49.cofs.net (HELO altair) (66.77.169.49) by web1.hostrack.com with SMTP; 9 Mar 2004 06:14:48 -0000 Message-ID: <025201c4059d$c2236380$1a01a8c0@blackstar.net> From: "Steve Ireland" To: References: <000a01c40542$57383ba0$50873c44@ruqj09femoiz14><404CF544.3090705@daleco.biz> <404D1CEC.8000601@mux.org.uk> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 01:14:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4927.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4927.1200 Subject: Re: DHCP issue with comcast (FreeBSD router). X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 06:13:38 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Boothman" To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." Cc: ; "Richard Uhlman" Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 20:25 Subject: Re: DHCP issue with comcast (FreeBSD router). > Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > > Richard Uhlman wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I am new to using FreeBSD, and I am trying to use a FreeBSD box as a > >> firewall/router. I am trying to get the router working correctly first. > >> My issue is that my box will not receive an IP address from Comcast when > >> the dhclient starts. I commented out all of the firewall commands in my > >> rc.conf file, but left the ifconfig_ep0="DHCP". The machine is running > >> 2 NIC's and I have verified that the correct one has the cable plugged > >> into it. I am running release 5.2.1. > > > > No expert answer, just more questions. > > Maybe they'll help? > > Here's another possibility: > > My cable company (in the UK) requires customers to register the MAC > (ethernet) address of your NIC before you're able to get an IP from them > using DHCP. > > Don't know if comcast is the same, but it's a possibility. > > Andrew > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hello, I believe Andrew may be correct. The company I work for had a customer using a Comcast business account that had to jump thru hoops to get everything working properly. One of the things was, IIRC, registering the MAC. I also remember Comcast insisted on firewalling the IP space themselves. The customer had to call Comcast to open not only outbound ports but _inbound_ ports, as well! Of course, Comcast charged a setup fee for this "service" AND a monthly "maintenance" fee. Hope this isn't the case for you, Steve