From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 19 20:44:44 2008 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 9A22A106567D for ; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:44:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dkelly@Grumpy.DynDNS.org) Received: from smtp.knology.net (smtp.knology.net [24.214.63.101]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DE7F8FC19 for ; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:44:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dkelly@Grumpy.DynDNS.org) Received: (qmail 21147 invoked by uid 0); 19 Mar 2008 20:44:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Grumpy.DynDNS.org) (216.186.148.249) by smtp2.knology.net with SMTP; 19 Mar 2008 20:44:42 -0000 Received: by Grumpy.DynDNS.org (Postfix, from userid 928) id E575328425; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:44:41 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:44:41 -0500 From: David Kelly To: Gary Kline Message-ID: <20080319204441.GA5933@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> References: <20080319185439.GA23358@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080319185439.GA23358@thought.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: OT: brother hl-5250dn here. 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: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:44:44 -0000 On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:54:43AM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > Ihave my new printer here, hooked into my hub/switch. What next? > How to configure it to get a DHCP lease. I just rebooted my > pfSense firewall and do not see any new leases! Out of the box my HL-5250DN got a lease from dhcpd on my FreeBSD 6.2 system. The 5250 network manual says if it can't find a DHCP server then it will pick an address in the range of 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If for some reason APIPA is disabled it will select 192.0.0.192. Modern hub/switches are wonderful for their purchase price and value received, but often have problems of their own. Often helps to power cycle a switch when moving connectors around If pfSense is configured to issue IP addresses via DHCP and isn't issuing one to the printer, then suspect something else issued an IP address. If there is any possible path between your printer and cable or DSL modem then suspect the modem issued (or refused to issue) and IP address. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.