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Date:      Tue, 17 Nov 1998 11:11:20 -0800 (PST)
From:      Murray Stokely <murray@pike.cdrom.com>
To:        Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr
Cc:        freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Wide DHCP client and @home cable modem service
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.981117111038.10754B-100000@pike.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: <H000057c01a10b1a@MHS>

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  Yes I've got all the bpf stuff setup correctly.  It gives good error
messages when you forget to do that.  Any other suggestions?

On Tue, 17 Nov 1998 Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr wrote:

% Hello,
% 
% Just checking : you have configured bpf filters in your kernel and
% MAKEDEV'd them in /dev - haven't you ? (I've just reconfigured my home
% box with a similar setting and got bitten by the missing bpf's)
% 
% 	TfH
% 
% >      I'm unable to use FreeBSD to connect to the Internet via the
% > @home cable service.  I've configured my hostname to be the
% > "identifier" that Windows 98 uses to connect just fine (same system,
% > dual boot).  In FreeBSD I type
% > 
% > /usr/local/sbin/dhcpc -r fxp0
% > /usr/local/sbin/dhcpm fxp0 ~/logfile
% > 
% > and basically it just keeps sending the DHCPDISCOVER message over and
% > over again without ever getting a DHCPOFFER message.  This is what the
% > logfile created by dhcpm looks like.  I notice that nowhere is my
% > hostname (the secret 'c#######-a' identifier) mentioned.  Am I missing
% > some configuration step?  
% > 
% >   "Nov 15 16:06:31.593862"	DHCPDISCOVER
% > 	src_haddr: 00a0c957b4a3, dst_haddr: ffffffffffff
% > 	src_IP: 0.0.0.0, dst_IP: 255.255.255.255
% > 	requested_IP: None
% > 	requested/assigned lease: 3600
% > 	dhcp_t1: 0	dhcp_t2: 0
% > 	op: 1, xid: 295d8164, secs: 61, BRDCST flag: 0
% > 	ciaddr: 0.0.0.0, yiaddr: 0.0.0.0, siaddr: 0.0.0.0, giaddr:
% > 0.0.0.0
% > 	broadcast: None	subnetmask: None
% > 	server_id: None
% > 	default router: None	
% > 
% > Thanks!
% > 
% > 	- Murray
% > 
% > 
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% 


	- Murray


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