Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 16:58:12 -0500 (CDT) From: Jahanur R Subedar <jahanur@jjsoft.com> To: Otter <otterr@telocity.com> Cc: -questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Dhclient install in 2.2.5 freebsd Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000527165746.3895A-100000@ns2.jjsoft.com> In-Reply-To: <3930447E.9AAD2AED@telocity.com>
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You are great thanks I found it that will do. Thanks a lot On Sat, 27 May 2000, Otter wrote: > Jahanur R Subedar wrote: > > > > HI folks, > > > > I have spent three nights trying to go to the internet from Freebsd 2.2.5 > > through the cable modem. > > My win95 goes to it fine as dhcp client. > > Now I have noticed for past 15 days that the IP address provided by > > the DHCP has not changed, so I thought I should be able to install > > my Freebsd 2.2.5 in one of my old P133 machinne and make it a router > > for other computers in my home. > > But no this is what I get > > Ping: sendto: host not found. > > but I am able to ping my local machines. > > Keep in mind I only have one network card and I aliased it to see the > > local machines. > > But then I thought I should be able to ping the cable modem at least. > > So I did so many things for example natd/ipfw also, did not work. > > I have came across some wherere that I need to have dhclient installed. > > If it is true, then how can get the dhclient installed in my 2.2.5 > > freebsd, that does not have any interenet connection. > > Please help or tell me what I am doing wrong. > > Please!!! > > > > Jahanur R Subedar > > WWW.JJSOFT.COM > > > since DHCP didn't come stock until FreeBSD 3.0, I'd recommend you > install it from ports... maybe isc-dhcp2. I saw isc-dhcp3 has come > out, but I haven't used it yet, so I can't tell you how it works. try > /usr/ports/net/isc-dhcp2 && make install (after you cvsup your ports > to get the most current version of it). > -Otter > Jahanur R Subedar WWW.JJSOFT.COM To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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