From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 10 13:55:22 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16E28106573D for ; Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:55:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B96D48FC15 for ; Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:55:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Lh2QR-0004ZX-82 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:55:19 +0000 Received: from pool-70-21-13-242.res.east.verizon.net ([70.21.13.242]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:55:19 +0000 Received: from nightrecon by pool-70-21-13-242.res.east.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:55:19 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Michael Powell Followup-To: gmane.os.freebsd.questions Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:56:03 -0400 Lines: 46 Message-ID: References: <49B66D49.9020709@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-70-21-13-242.res.east.verizon.net User-Agent: KNode/0.99.01 Sender: news Subject: Re: Help required for configuring FreeBSD with DHCP X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: nightrecon@verizon.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:55:25 -0000 manish jain wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have a dual boot system (FreeBSD 7.1 + Windows 2000). > > I am trying out FreeBSD for the first time with an ISP who runs a DHCP > server. Until the times of static addresses, everything was so simple in > FreeBSD. Now I am forced to ask for help because the ISP is willing to > help only for Windows. And indeed my Windows 2000 is sailing the > internet smoothly enough, so I can't really blame him. > > I am using a Realtek 8139D NIC on an x86 system. When I ask sysinstall > to configure rl0, it asks me whether I want to use DHCP. When I say yes, > it still gives me the same form to fill out as it does for static IP > addresses. I don't have any idea how to fill out this form when DHCP is > being used. > > Please note that on Windows, the following are enabled : > 1) Obtain an IP address automatically > 2) Obtain DNS server address automatically > > Everything else (IP address/Default dateway/etc) is greyed out. Can > anyone please tell me how to get my FreeBSD system up on DHCP. The only > other piece of information I can provide is the hostname I have been > using so far : unxfbsdi.freebsd.localdomain > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Regards > Manish Jain > invalid.pointer@gmail.com > Try placing in /etc/rc.conf with an editor such as vi and reboot: network_interfaces="AUTO" ifconfig_rl0="DHCP" If you're exceedingly lucky that will get you started. -Mike