Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:27:34 -0500 From: "MrBoboo" <mrboboo@home.com> To: "newbie @ freebsd" <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: DHCP servers, or getting online with cable modem Message-ID: <000901c01303$c8ebcc60$0200a8c0@mesqt1.tx.home.com> References: <000a01c0108a$b31fa260$0200a8c0@mesqt1.tx.home.com> <001201c012eb$4624b840$0100000a@johnny5>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C012D9.DFF432A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable THANK YOU SO MUCH--->John Telford, i was up and running in 3 mins, not = including reboot anyone on the @Home service??? use this site, it worked like a freakin = charm (also, there is a LOT of crap in the /etc/rc.conf file, i just = deleted most of the crap that /stand/sysinstall had put in there to make = things clearer)=20 i added the info, saved, rebooted, tried dhclient r10, it didnt work, i = had the device name wrong, make sure that you have your device name = correct (for anyone trying this), my device was a rl0 and not r10 (it = was an L instead of a 1), changed it ran the dhclient rl0 and it was = online,=20 THANK YOU SO MUCH Rob Wideman ps, now i just gotta configure it as a router for my win98se machine, = hehe ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Telford=20 To: MrBoboo ; newbie @ freebsd=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 8:32 PM Subject: Re: DHCP servers, or getting online with cable modem Try this link, worked like a charm for me, I only had trouble with = named (it went rouge and chewed up all the CPU% when trying resolve). = and had to turn it off and just use the @home DNS.=20 http://www.freebsddiary.org/athome.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: MrBoboo=20 To: newbie @ freebsd=20 Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 8:55 PM Subject: DHCP servers, or getting online with cable modem question i cant get freebsd to work with DHCP, the only way i can get it = online is to set it to a static IP i will go into /stand/sysinstall, and select my NIC, it asks to = search for DHCP servers i say yes, then a bunch of kernal lines come up then i do a control-C, it then goes into the NIC config screen, = everything is filled out correctly, it finds the server, then it has my = comp name, then my complete online address, then my DNS servers and = gateway info, it pulls up my default subnet mask, then i say ok, then it = asks to bring it up, i select yes,=20 then i cant browse or ping any site, i reboot still not online (no pinging any sites work nor browsing),=20 but if i set it to static everything is ok, (I DONT HAVE A STATIC = IP, IT IS A LEASED IP FOR 1 WEEK) how do i fix this rob wideman mrboboo@home.com ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C012D9.DFF432A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3105.105" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>THANK YOU SO MUCH--->John Telford, i = was up and=20 running in 3 mins, not including reboot</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>anyone on the @Home service??? use this = site, it=20 worked like a freakin charm (also, there is a LOT of crap in the = /etc/rc.conf=20 file, i just deleted most of the crap that /stand/sysinstall had = put in=20 there to make things clearer) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i added the info, saved, rebooted, = tried dhclient=20 r10, it didnt work, i had the device name wrong, make sure that you have = your=20 device name correct (for anyone trying this), my device was a rl0 = and not=20 r10 (it was an L instead of a 1), changed it ran the dhclient rl0 and it = was=20 online, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>THANK YOU SO MUCH</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rob Wideman</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ps, now i just gotta configure it as a = router for=20 my win98se machine, hehe</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:j.telford@sympatico.ca" = title=3Dj.telford@sympatico.ca>John=20 Telford</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href=3D"mailto:mrboboo@home.com"=20 title=3Dmrboboo@home.com>MrBoboo</A> ; <A=20 href=3D"mailto:freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org"=20 title=3Dfreebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>newbie @ freebsd</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 30, = 2000 8:32=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: DHCP servers, or = getting=20 online with cable modem</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Try this link, worked like a charm = for me, I only=20 had trouble with named (it went rouge and chewed up all the CPU% when = trying=20 resolve). and had to turn it off and just use the @home=20 DNS. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <A=20 = href=3D"http://www.freebsddiary.org/athome.html">http://www.freebsddiary.= org/athome.html</A></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:mrboboo@home.com" = title=3Dmrboboo@home.com>MrBoboo</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org"=20 title=3Dfreebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>newbie @ freebsd</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 27, 2000 = 8:55=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> DHCP servers, or = getting=20 online with cable modem</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#800080 face=3D"MS Sans Serif" size=3D2> <P>question</P> <P>i cant get freebsd to work with DHCP, the only way i can get it = online is=20 to set it to a static IP</P> <P>i will go into /stand/sysinstall, and select my NIC, it asks to = search=20 for DHCP servers i say yes, then a bunch of kernal lines come up</P> <P>then i do a control-C, it then goes into the NIC config screen,=20 everything is filled out correctly, it finds the server, then it has = my comp=20 name, then my complete online address, then my DNS servers and = gateway info,=20 <FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial>it pulls up my default subnet = mask, then i=20 say ok, then it asks to bring it up, i select yes, </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial>then i cant browse or ping any = site, i=20 reboot</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial>still not online (no pinging = any sites=20 work nor browsing), </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial>but if i set it to static = everything is=20 ok, (I DONT HAVE A STATIC IP, IT IS A LEASED IP FOR 1 = WEEK)</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial>how do i fix this</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial>rob wideman</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=3D#000000=20 = face=3DArial>mrboboo@home.com</FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCK= QUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C012D9.DFF432A0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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