From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 8 9:53:29 2003 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 D37CF37B401 for ; Sat, 8 Feb 2003 09:53:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (f3.law12.hotmail.com [64.4.19.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C9BA43FBD for ; Sat, 8 Feb 2003 09:53:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from b1henning@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 8 Feb 2003 09:53:28 -0800 Received: from 66.41.139.87 by lw12fd.law12.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 08 Feb 2003 17:53:28 GMT X-Originating-IP: [66.41.139.87] From: "Brian H" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: connecting to my isp Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 11:53:28 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Feb 2003 17:53:28.0435 (UTC) FILETIME=[FC48FC30:01C2CF9A] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I am trying to switch my router from Linux Router Project to FBSD 4.7 because i think i can get more functionality with bsd :) I am running into a problem with getting it connected to my isp. i have a cable connection and the way that the LRP connection is through dhcp. it uses the mac address as a means to authenticate. What turn on "DHCP" in /stand/sysinstall configure networking menu. It just hung there for a while and then returned no information from the dhcp server. Is there anything i can do to just get connnected to my isp? Thanks, Brian _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message