From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 12 23:33:42 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 0FBA81065679 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:33:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from security@jim-liesl.org) Received: from smtp2.mc.surewest.net (qsmtp.mc.surewest.net [66.60.130.145]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AB7588FC0A for ; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:33:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 1026 invoked from network); 12 Oct 2009 15:48:46 -0700 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 1022, pid: 1023, t: 0.1476s scanners: regex: 1.1.0 attach: 1.1.0 spam: 3.1.7-deb X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7-deb (2006-10-05) on smtp2.surewest.net. X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=13.5 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.1.7-deb X-Spam-CMAE-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=uhA5l_12LWIA:10 a=h6qV8m-w2GIIE2HTDGsA:9 a=f-TNlR992FvsMLLEh8j7twJ-VtsA:4 Received: from unknown (HELO smtp.jim-liesl.org) (66.60.173.44) by smtp2 with SMTP; 12 Oct 2009 15:48:46 -0700 Received: from smtp.jim-liesl.org (localhost.static.surewest.net [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.jim-liesl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 934EB5DE6; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:06:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (nano [192.168.1.20]) by smtp.jim-liesl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9AA55DBB; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:06:39 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4AD3B67F.4070906@jim-liesl.org> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:06:39 -0700 From: security User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Julian Elischer References: <4AD3ABD0.7010603@FreeBSD.org> <4AD3B4E3.2090406@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <4AD3B4E3.2090406@elischer.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Doug Barton 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 23:33:42 -0000 Julian Elischer wrote: > 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 >> ATT uses PPPoE on their modems. Did your router have any special PPPoE settings? jim