Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:42:31 +0300 From: Chris Dionissopoulos <dionch@freemail.gr> To: Digital Brain <digitalbrain@hotmail.com> Cc: dave-dated-1125960717.3955a5@seddon.ca, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dhclient and ADSL modem trouble... Message-ID: <4316DB17.5000601@freemail.gr> In-Reply-To: <BAY101-F204C13C2DDADC7D79710FAC3A00@phx.gbl> References: <BAY101-F204C13C2DDADC7D79710FAC3A00@phx.gbl>
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Digital Brain wrote: >> You sure the ISP doesn't use PPPeE? > > > The modem acts as a bridge. All I have to do is turn it on; it then > synchronizes with the ISP's network (PPPoA). Then I just execute > dhcpcd eth0 from the linux machine (connected to the modem) and I'm > assigned an IP and a default gateway in mere seconds. > > Unfortunately, as simple as it is in linux, it doesn't seem to work > with freebsd... > It should have worked with dhclient ed0, but the dhcp server's reply > gets lost somewhere. > Linux and freebsd you re trying, running on same hardware (nic) ? I'm saying that cause some ISPs lock their "IP-offering" with each client's hardware address (which is defined at first use). Chris.
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