From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 21 18:55:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 008BA16A4CE for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:55:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from mx1.heronetwork.com (mail.heronetwork.com [216.254.62.176]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8A4D43D2F for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:54:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sandshrimp@comcast.net) Received: by mx1.heronetwork.com (Postfix, from userid 1003) id 019E9A4C20; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:54:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from comcast.net (c-24-19-3-98.client.comcast.net [24.19.3.98]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.heronetwork.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71837A4B12; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:54:55 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <405E557E.30901@comcast.net> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:54:54 -0800 From: Ryan Merrick User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031218 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Julio Maciel References: <405E404B.7010402@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on nott.heronetwork.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=8.0 tests=AWL autolearn=no version=2.63 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dhcp problem, dont know what to do anymore X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 02:55:00 -0000 Julio Maciel wrote: > dhclient.conf is blank > all things are commented... ive tried changing some things using request > but same thing happens > my ip address before this is set to blank > because, on the install i skipped the configuring networking devices > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Merrick" > To: "Julio Maciel" > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 10:24 PM > Subject: Re: dhcp problem, dont know what to do anymore > > > >>Julio Maciel wrote: >> >>>there is a very big txt log i made explaining all >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>>well >>>I just installed freeBSD on my home, (5.2.1), and everything goes ok, > > BUT, i cant get dhcp, working... > >>>on sysinstall, if I try to make my dhcp to be discovered, it freezes up, > > so i skiped this part > >>>and then >>>after installing >>>everytime i try to run dhclient i get this: (i use cable modem): >>>DHCPDISCOVER on rl0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 >>>DHCPOFFER from 200.167.40.1 >>>DHCPREQUEST on rl0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 >>>DHCPREQUEST on rl0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 >>>DHCPDISCOVER on rl0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4 >>>DHCPOFFER from 200.167.40.1 >>>DHCPREQUEST on rl0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 >>>DHCPREQUEST on rl0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 >>> >>>and after this, it just goes on a infinite loop >>>i tried tcpdump to help me, but i just understand a line of tcpdump... > > here is what is says: > >>>any idea of how can i solve this??? >>> >> >>Hi, >> >>What IP address are you getting ? #ifconfig -a >> >>What is in your #/etc/dhclient.conf ? >> >> >>-- >>-Ryan Merrick >>sandshrimp@comcast.net >> >> > > Hi You need to send your cable company supplied hostname and use a modified version of the example in #man dhclient.conf -- -Ryan Merrick sandshrimp@comcast.net