Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:07:42 -0400 From: "Jonathan M. Slivko" <optix@nyc.rr.com> To: "Mikel" <mikel@ocsinternet.com> Cc: <james.knoll@saic.com>, "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Road Runner and FreeBSD Message-ID: <01a701c0c455$65d97bf0$01000001@darkstar> References: <01C0C41F.C9658DC0.james.knoll@saic.com> <3AD74ED8.C98CEEC9@ocsinternet.com> <012501c0c453$1ce6a0a0$01000001@darkstar> <3AD75C47.357EABD9@ocsinternet.com>
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Mikel,
As you can see, i'm also in New York (NYC) and I didn't need to do
anything, FreeBSD detected my NIC card and set all that stuff up for
me, I was even able to do an FTP install of FreeBSD. Well, thats just
my experience.
- -- Jonathan M. Slivko
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From: "Mikel" <mikel@ocsinternet.com>
To: "Jonathan M. Slivko" <optix@nyc.rr.com>
Cc: <james.knoll@saic.com>; "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'"
<freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: Road Runner and FreeBSD
> And that is as it should be with most dhcient requests. However
> here in NY, and a few other places around the country, you MUST
> send the RR server the proper PASSWORD as the RR personnel called
> (silly cluesless bastards) in order to receive an IP. As it turns
> out their servers, here, are set up to only respone if you provide
> the MAC address.
>
> As for dhcpd, you have to at the very least assign a scope,
> netmask, and default gateway before the server can dole out IPs.
> Don't get the dhcp client confused with the dhcpd server.
>
> Oh yes and I did forget one thing in /etc/rc.conf it is a goot idea
> to add;
> ifconfig_YOUR-INTERFACE="dhcp"
>
> so that rc.networks will start the whole dhclient routine...
>
> "Jonathan M. Slivko" wrote:
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> > Mikel,
> >
> > However, dhcpd will automatically get that setup from the server.
> > My dhcpd daemon auto-configured itself on install.
> >
> > - -- Jonathan M. Slivko
> >
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> > - ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mikel" <mikel@ocsinternet.com>
> > To: <james.knoll@saic.com>
> > Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'"
> > <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 3:09
> > PM
> > Subject: Re: Road Runner and FreeBSD
> >
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > # $FreeBSD: src/etc/dhclient.conf,v 1.2 1999/08/27 23:23:41
> > > peter Exp $ #
> > > # This file is required by the ISC DHCP client.
> > > # See ``man 5 dhclient.conf'' for details.
> > > #
> > > # In most cases an empty file is suffient for most people
> > > as the # defaults are usually fine.
> > > #
> > >
> > >
> > > interface "YOUR INTERFACE" {
> > > send host-name "YOUR HOSTNAME";
> > > send dhcp-client-identifier YOUR MAC ADDRESS;
> > > request subnet-mask, broadcast-address, time-offset,
> > > routers,
> > > domain-name, domain-name-servers, host-name;
> > > require subnet-mask, domain-name-servers;
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > > a MAC address looks like 00:d0:b7:e6:fd:22
> > >
> > > This is from a working system that is on RR in NY.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Mikel
> > >
> > >
> > > Jim Knoll wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I am having problems with my dsl provider, so I am
> > > > contemplating switching to Road Runner cable modem service.
> > > > Presently, my FreeBSD box is running ipfw, natd, and samba
> > > > for one win95 client. I have my static ip from telocity
> > > > registered with dyndns.org. Will I be able to maintain a
> > > > similar setup with Road Runner? I understand I need to use
> > > > dhcp, but is there anything else required? I saw something
> > > > on the net that indicated a login script was required. Is
> > > > that correct?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
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