From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 12 22:59:45 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70FC31065676 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:59:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from outU.internet-mail-service.net (outu.internet-mail-service.net [216.240.47.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AE078FC12 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:59:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from idiom.com (mx0.idiom.com [216.240.32.160]) by out.internet-mail-service.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DE83B647; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:59:45 -0700 (PDT) X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e Received: from julian-mac.elischer.org (home.elischer.org [216.240.48.38]) by idiom.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CEF12D6016; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:59:44 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4AD3B4E3.2090406@elischer.org> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:59:47 -0700 From: Julian Elischer User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Macintosh/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Doug Barton References: <4AD3ABD0.7010603@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4AD3ABD0.7010603@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wacky DHCP values that work in windows but not in FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:59:45 -0000 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 >