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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Don <kindredmnementh@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Don't know what else to do with DHCP...help??
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On Mon, 31 May 2004, Don wrote:

> There was nothing in the /var/db/dhclient.leases and
> the only relevant thing I found in the
> /var/log/messages was this
>
> May 31 05:02:10  kernel: skc0: <3Com 3C940 Gigabit
> Ethernet> port 0xd800-0xd8ff mem 0xe5800000-0xe5803fff
> irq 18 at device 9.0 on pci0
> May 31 05:02:10  kernel: skc0: 3Com Gigabit LOM
> (3C940)
> May 31 05:02:10  kernel: sk0: <Marvell Semiconductor,
> Inc. Yukon> on skc0
> May 31 05:02:10  kernel: sk0: Ethernet address:
> 00:0e:a6:46:f4:d9
> May 31 05:02:10  kernel: e1000phy0: <Marvell 88E1000
> Gigabit PHY> on miibus0
> May 31 05:02:10  kernel: e1000phy0:  10baseT,
> 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseTX-FDX,
> auto

You don't say what is plugged into the sk0 interface, but my first 
reaction is that there are probably very few gigabit cable modems, and 
turning off the autonegotiate feature may help.  10baseT is probably the 
appropriate media setting, but it depends on the device.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA