Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:46:04 -0400 From: Vinesh Christopher <vineshc@ami.com> To: 'Erick Mechler' <emechler@sendmail.com>, "'freebsd-stable@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Wrong Broadcast Address - Ping by name fails Message-ID: <4A78850EF802D211BB3900805FFE55550BA87C@atl_es1.megatrends.com>
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It is not in the 4.1 Stable (4.1-20000808-STABLE) > -----Original Message----- > From: Erick Mechler [SMTP:emechler@sendmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 12:42 PM > To: Alan Edmonds > Cc: Vinesh Christopher; freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Wrong Broadcast Address - Ping by name fails > > I had the same problem, and a quick search on deja fixed it. You have to > patch /usr/src/contrib/isc-dhcp/client/dhclient.c, or just upgrade to 4.1 > STABLE, as it's fixed in there. > > Once you patch that file, go into /usr/src/contrib/isc-dhcp/client/ and do > a "make all install". > > --Erick > > At Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 10:47:22AM -0500, Alan Edmonds said this: > :: Ditto here. The wrong bcast addr is preventing ntpd receiving > :: broadcast ntp packets. It only happens with DHCP client > :: machines. The static IP 4.1-RELEASE machine works fine. > :: > :: Vinesh Christopher wrote: > :: > > :: > I just installed 4.1- Release from the CD- ISO Image. The network was > :: > configured for DHCP and my network card (fxp0) is assigned an IP > :: > But when I looked into the broadcast address, I found that instead of > :: > setting all 1's for the host part, it iwas all 0's .(i.e) it is > 155.229.80.0 > :: > instead of 155.229.83.255 (Subnet was 255.255.252.0) > :: > > :: > I have configured samba-2.0.7. When I ping my BSD machine BY IP > :: > ADDRESS from other machines it works. But ping BY HOSTNAME fails. > :: > So I manually changed the broadcast address to the correct one and it > :: > worked. > :: > > :: > Any suggestions why this happens in 4.1-RELEASE?. > :: > Other machines running 4.0-STABLE are working fine. > :: > > :: > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > :: > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > :: > :: -- > :: Alan Edmonds Director of International Technology > :: DigitalConvergence.:Com > :: aedmonds@digitalconvergence.com > :: Phone: +1-214-292-6040 > :: > :: > :: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > :: with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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