Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 19:49:05 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc <leblanc+freebsd@keyslapper.org> To: questions@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: DHCP not getting IP Message-ID: <20011027194905.B27818@keyslapper.org> In-Reply-To: <4a6mttkdflpqrl4qkkrmi5vp4kmu6ornq6@4ax.com> References: <F233vvQ0Puz63Bma4RC00005fb8@hotmail.com> <4a6mttkdflpqrl4qkkrmi5vp4kmu6ornq6@4ax.com>
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On 10/27/01 09:34 PM, John Murphy sat at the `puter and typed: > "Jeremy Cooper" <jmcoop5@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >I have been trying to set up my first freebsd box using dhcp. I have tried > >a few things but I am unable to get an IP address > >from my ISP, Starpower via cable modem. I have tried a few things but I am > >stuck right now. Does anyone have any > >suggestions. > > I use a cable modem with an ISP that requires the MAC (ether) address > of the NIC is registered with them. Perhaps Starpower is similar. But don't bother swapping out the nic or registering the new MAC with your ISP. I had some problems at first with this, and someone on this list pointed out an easy solution: Create the file /etc/start_if.xl0 (assuming the interface you are configuring with DHCP is xl0) and put something like the following in that file: ifconfig xl0 ether 00:a0:cc:33:55:25 With the MAC of the nic that is registered with your ISP. Just make sure to release it from the other system first. This releases you from having to call your ISP and wait on the phone for hours trying to get the new MAC registered. Simply replace the nic and adjust the interface name if necessary, and your ISP will never care. Just my $0.02 HTH Lou -- Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ Government's Law: There is an exception to all laws. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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