From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 20 00:23:02 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 81132106564A for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:23:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E45458FC1B for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:23:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [10.47.0.240]) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m2K0Mvj7057781; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:22:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@aristotle.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m2K0Mvkm057780; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:22:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:22:57 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: David Kelly Message-ID: <20080320002257.GA57674@thought.org> References: <20080319185439.GA23358@thought.org> <20080319204441.GA5933@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080319204441.GA5933@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org 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: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:23:02 -0000 On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 03:44:41PM -0500, David Kelly wrote: > 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. Yes, indeed. AS I mentioned to Predrag awhile ago, the cat5 connector (zat the "RJ-45"??) wasn't in the jack all the way. I finally pushed it in and heard that great *click*. And so now all's right with the world [give/take]: god is in his counting house, the king is in his heaven, and so on.... gary > > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net > ======================================================================== > Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org