From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 14 19:08:25 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (unknown [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A68A69D for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:08:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dcamp314@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ie0-f182.google.com (mail-ie0-f182.google.com [209.85.223.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41A698FC0C for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:08:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ie0-f182.google.com with SMTP id s9so6497474iec.13 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:08:24 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:reply-to:sender:from:date:x-google-sender-auth :message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=p7yZeOReoFfjKnvE8hddpsBToYvZTMClGkIVVvgZ3io=; b=IkyOtP5V13BF9hcj1upIzC1cw2gj5GR8xXMFav9ZTWlq9ccakIn+ri9yiD2K9SZsde Ke/JfVFqiMVC7dWBiUYyBnCLw0RfEjjJfl0YJpSNnU7wO5L30sKodiZLaJkW7siUwGdx 9OlkUZgBLOry2NC27qXnEoYWAPg/siMWQL6C7+2AoQGewVj4pkIx65dWZlaBmei03CYC hPyr9sWt5mFOUAUPWtmVImcnWh254YIDPDslhMgnBjpfjcYsJBlnG3zYuR044NNYnekj Vaw9RHNuSDNqYiLVYUHm2KMrZMbvcC30K6iW+7IGFLNZsayo1PShDxxDVaQzgtMFXGT+ fy6w== Received: by 10.50.181.135 with SMTP id dw7mr2667780igc.40.1355512104633; Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:08:24 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: dcamp314@gmail.com Received: by 10.64.48.130 with HTTP; Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:07:44 -0800 (PST) From: Christian Campbell Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:07:44 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: sTHF-w0K8zKV8AxN-0rpAmrw2kU Message-ID: Subject: Why am I not getting network connectivity on boot? To: questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: dcamp@alumni.ufl.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:08:25 -0000 I'm not sure I've ever built a FreeBSD box that got network connectivity without my having to coax it. Below is a (verbose) session showing how I get connectivity: *# uname -a* > FreeBSD freebsd 9.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE #0: Tue Jan 3 07:15:25 > UTC 2012 root@obrian.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > i386 > *# ifconfig de0* > de0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 1500 > ether 00:03:ff:d4:0f:51 > nd6 options=29 > media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX) > status: active > *# ping freebsd.org* > ping: cannot resolve freebsd.org: Host name lookup failure > *# dhclient de0* > DHCPREQUEST on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 > DHCPREQUEST on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 > DHCPDISCOVER on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 > DHCPDISCOVER on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 > DHCPDISCOVER on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 > DHCPDISCOVER on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 > DHCPDISCOVER on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 > DHCPDISCOVER on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 > DHCPDISCOVER on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11 > DHCPDISCOVER on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4 > No DHCPOFFERS received. > Trying recorded lease 192.168.1.68 > bound: renewal in 35849 seconds. > *# ping freebsd.org* > ping: cannot resolve freebsd.org: Host name lookup failure > *# ifconfig de0 down > # ifconfig de0 up > # ping freebsd.org* > ping: cannot resolve freebsd.org: Host name lookup failure > *# dhclient de0* > DHCPREQUEST on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 > DHCPREQUEST on de0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 > DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1 > bound to 192.168.1.68 -- renewal in 43200 seconds. > *# ping freebsd.org* > PING freebsd.org (8.8.178.135): 56 data bytes > ... I presume most folks don't su root, down/up the interface, and run dhclientmanually every time they boot their box. What might be my problem/solution? Thank you! Christian _____________________________________________________ 3425 SW 2nd Ave, #239 cell (352) 514-7411 Gainesville, FL 32607-2813 dcamp@alumni.ufl.edu On this perfect day / Nothing's standing in my way... -Hoku