Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:59:47 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wacky DHCP values that work in windows but not in FreeBSD Message-ID: <4AD3B4E3.2090406@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <4AD3ABD0.7010603@FreeBSD.org> References: <4AD3ABD0.7010603@FreeBSD.org>
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Doug Barton wrote: > Howdy, > > I usually have a wireless router connected directly to the AT&T/Yahoo > DSL modem but last night I wanted to do some debugging so I plugged my > laptop directly into the modem (after powering off the modem, etc.). > > The values I got back from DHCP not only don't make sense, they didn't > work in FreeBSD at all. Dual-booting to Windows showed that the values > I saw from DHCP were "correct," and somehow they managed to work. > Taking a closer look at the router after I plugged it back in showed > the same. > > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 76.212.147.xxx > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 151.164.184.xxx huh? only way this could work would be if it was marked as "point to point" I think.. > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.xxx > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.xxx > > Can anyone tell me how they managed to get this to work in Windows, > and suggest where to look to get it working in FreeBSD? > > > Doug >
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