Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 17:30:17 -0400 From: Gwendolyn <gwen@nvnsvch.org> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ifconfig question Message-ID: <20010716173017.C44718@nvnsvch.org> In-Reply-To: <20010716152941.A48484@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 03:29:41PM %2B0100 References: <20010716152941.A48484@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Make sure you're doing a "route flush" before running dhclient. I don't remember if that was my error message, but I do remember that causing me many problems when I was using dhclient. -- gwen. Systems Adminstrator, pair Networks, Inc. http://www.gw3n.com/ same bloody difference though; one long, slightly-varying season & millions of morons who think life revolves around juice bars & jogging on fault lines -- Hyper Jeff, on Seattle and San Francisco * j mckitrick (jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org) [010716 10:34]: > > Sorry for the simple question, but I'm new to ethernets... > > root:~# dhclient ed0 > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR): Can't assign requested address > dhclient: New IP Address(ed0): 10.100.20.163 > dhclient: New Subnet Mask (ed0): 255.255.254.0 > dhclient: New Broadcast Address(ed0): 10.100.21.255 > dhclient: New Routers: 10.100.20.1 > > > I read the manpage on netintro and dhclient, but I couldn't figure it out. > Is the ifconfig message an error? My connection seems to be working fine. > > jcm > -- > o-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-o > | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jonathon McKitrick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | > | "I prefer the term 'Artificial Person' myself." | > o-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-o > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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