Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 11:15:55 -0000 From: "G D McKee" <freebsd@gdmckee.com> To: <seppludwig@isuisse.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Client DHCP connection to Internet (WAS: freebi question: DHCP, PC as workstation/client loosing the lease) Message-ID: <000701c0891b$af16c040$0500a8c0@gdmckee.local> References: <3A73E852.21340.222561@localhost>
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Hi What cable service are you using? Have you got any Firewall stuff blocking the DHCP port? Just because your NIC works in windows has no bearing on FreeBSD. Switch off plug and play on your card's config program. G McKee ----- Original Message ----- From: <seppludwig@isuisse.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:37 AM Subject: Re: Client DHCP connection to Internet (WAS: freebi question: DHCP, PC as workstation/client loosing the lease) > I've changed the subject line to draw attention to my problem. > > It may seem like a simple problem - but for me it is a basic and > vital problem - after all what use is it if I lose the lease half the > time ??? > > If you need more info - please ask!! > > H_E_L_P! > > > hallo everybody - I'm a newbie and so far very pleased with FreeBSD > > except for two problems - of which the DHCP problem is the most > > serious. > > > > I have a pc connected to the net via cable modem > > which (i hope) is configured as a workstation rather than a server. > > > > If I boot into W95 and then return to FreeBSD > > (i.e. reboot from the FreeBSD partition on the same machine), > > FreeBSD does not seem able to get a lease. This can last for hours. > > > > W95 doesn't have this problem (I go to W95 for e-mail and newsgroups > > such as this!) > > > > on booting back to FreeBSD I get the following: > > > > "Doing initial network setup:hostname" > > "ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR):can't assign requested address" > > > > ...and it stops there for HOURS (I usually re-boot to W95 > > to get anything done or go to bed!) > > > > In Netscape (under X) on FreeBSD I sometimes get the following > > messages: > > > > "Warning: the host .xxxxx.xxx is unknown" > > (xxx etc = the domian name of my provider) > > "This means that some or all hosts will be unreadable" > > "Perhaps there is a problem with your name server!" > > "If your site must use a non-root name server, > > " you will need to set the $SOCKS_NS environment variable > > " to point at the appropiate name server. > > " It may (or may not) be necessary to set this variable, > > " or the SOCKS host preference, to the IP address > > of the host in question rather than its name." > > > > I am only running a workstation client > > connected to the net via a cable modem. > > I DO get connected - > > but then lose the connection as explained above. > > > > Can anybody help? > > > > Until I solve this problem I can't rely on my FreeBSD for mail etc. > > > > regards > > > > Sepp > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ __ > > ifrance.com, l'email gratuit le plus complet de l'Internet ! > > vos emails depuis un navigateur, en POP3, sur Minitel, sur le WAP... > > http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/email.emailif > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ __ > ifrance.com, l'email gratuit le plus complet de l'Internet ! > vos emails depuis un navigateur, en POP3, sur Minitel, sur le WAP... > http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/email.emailif > > > > > 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
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