Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 13:26:21 -0500 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: connecting to my isp Message-ID: <3E454BCD.5050806@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <F33G9Vbj2ltpNebT9s40000ae44@hotmail.com> References: <F33G9Vbj2ltpNebT9s40000ae44@hotmail.com>
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Brian H wrote: > 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. Was this working under the LRP? Or has your MAC address changed? > 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. Hmm. Some ISPs want you to authenticate before they'll give you a DHCP lease by requesting a specific hostname, or some other DHCP option. Or try to wheedle a static IP out of your ISP if they can't help you connect to their DHCP server under FreeBSD. :-) -Chuck To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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