Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 22:13:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Mikko Tyolajarvi <mikko@dynas.se> To: khjones@w3rite.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dhcp & cable, @home (help me fight the MS monopoly) Message-ID: <200109260513.f8Q5DGH72889@explorer.rsa.com> References: <3.0.5.32.20010926000700.007ad100@widomaker.com>
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In local.freebsd.questions you write: >I am trying to connect a new FreeBSD installation with COX cable's broadband @home network using DHCP. They, of course, install only Windows machines and in no way support any flavor of unix. My Windows machine works fine. You simply say in the networking setup that you want to have your ISP configure the IP address dynamically (use DHCP). They also require the host name and Windows machine name (Identity) be set to a value they assign. Whoa. Please teach yor mail program to break lines at 72 columns or so. [ ... dhcp / @ home / FreeBSD => no go ... ] >Any ideas how to make this work? Rumor has it the DHCP client has to send an ID assigned by @home in order for the server to take note of it. Google is your friend. A search for "FreeBSD @home DHCP" promptly returns this article <http://www.freebsddiary.org/athome.php>, which seems to deal with your probem. $.02, /Mikko -- Mikko Työläjärvi_______________________________________mikko@rsasecurity.com RSA Security To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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