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Date:      06 Nov 1999 12:45:59 -0500
From:      Kevin Street <street@iname.com>
To:        "Tommy Forrest - KE4PYM" <tforrest@mcs.net>
Cc:        "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: DHCP Client errors
Message-ID:  <87n1srv7hk.fsf@mired.eh.local>
In-Reply-To: "Tommy Forrest - KE4PYM"'s message of "Sat, 06 Nov 1999 09:34:50 -0500"
References:  <199911061435.IAA01867@Mailbox.mcs.net>

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"Tommy Forrest - KE4PYM" <tforrest@mcs.net> writes:

> Howdy all.  Having problems obtaining a DHCP lease on xl0.  Using
> ifconfig_xl0="DHCP" the system never shows any errors and boots
> normally (but gets no addy).  Using the dhclient by itself yields:

> If i use dhclient xl0
> 
> weedwhacker# dhclient xl0
> ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists
> Nov 6 09:30:45 weedwhacker dhclient: Can't find free bpf: No such file
> or directory
> Nov 6 09:30:45 weedwhacker dhclient: Can't find free bpf: No such file
> or directory
> Nov 6 09:30:45 weedwhacker dhclient: Can't find free bpf: No such file
> or directory
> Can't find free bpf: No such file or directory

> I do have pseudo-device	bpfilter	2	#Berkeley
> packet filter  installed in the kernel.
> Ideas?  Comments?  Suggestions?  DHCP worked when I installed FBSD from
> the internet.  I dont know what I've done to this poor computer to
> cause it to quit working.  Further more I am at a loss as where to
> begin trouble shooting it.

Do you have bpf devices in /dev?

kws $ ls -la /dev/bpf*
crw-------  1 root  wheel   23,   0 Jul 21 19:13 /dev/bpf0
crw-------  1 root  wheel   23,   1 Jul 21 19:13 /dev/bpf1

If not, do 
# cd /dev
# ./MAKEDEV bpf1

-- 
Kevin Street
street@iname.com


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