From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 8 10:34: 9 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 04CC437B401 for ; Sat, 8 Feb 2003 10:34:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (f145.law12.hotmail.com [64.4.19.145]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 937CC43FCB for ; Sat, 8 Feb 2003 10:34:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from b1henning@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 8 Feb 2003 10:34:06 -0800 Received: from 66.41.139.87 by lw12fd.law12.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 08 Feb 2003 18:34:06 GMT X-Originating-IP: [66.41.139.87] From: "Brian H" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: connecting to my isp Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 12:34:06 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Feb 2003 18:34:06.0502 (UTC) FILETIME=[A97C7C60:01C2CFA0] 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 My isp will only give me an ip address if my mac address is registered with them. I do say yes when I am asked if i want to use dhcp. i will check and see if there are any errors with dhcp. could my host name cause a problem? my isp is at&t broadband. thanks again, brian >From: Bill Moran >To: Brian H >CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Re: connecting to my isp >Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 13:15:21 -0500 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from pa-plum1b-166.pit.adelphia.net ([24.53.161.166]) by >mc3-f36.law16.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Sat, 8 Feb >2003 10:15:47 -0800 >Received: from potentialtech.com (working [172.16.0.95])by >pa-plum1b-166.pit.adelphia.net (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id >h18IH4T5075390;Sat, 8 Feb 2003 13:17:05 -0500 (EST)(envelope-from >wmoran@potentialtech.com) >X-Message-Info: dHZMQeBBv44lPE7o4B5bAg== >Message-ID: <3E454939.5080700@potentialtech.com> >User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.1) >Gecko/20021127 >X-Accept-Language: en-us, en >References: >Return-Path: wmoran@potentialtech.com >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Feb 2003 18:15:47.0813 (UTC) >FILETIME=[1A9DD950:01C2CF9E] > >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. >> >>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 do you mean? Do you mean that your ISP will only give you an IP >if your MAC is registered? Is your MAC on this machine registered? > >>What turn on "DHCP" in /stand/sysinstall configure networking menu. > >When it asks you if you want to use DHCP and you say 'yes'. > >>It just hung there for a while and then returned no information from the >>dhcp server. > >During installation? Or are you doing post-config? Can you ALT+F4 (I >think >it's F4, might be F3) and see any errors wrt DHCP? > >>Is there anything i can do to just get connnected to my isp? > >This has worked fine every time I've done it. > >-- >Bill Moran >Potential Technologies >http://www.potentialtech.com _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message