Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 05:51:41 -0500 From: "Cameron Haegle" <chaegle@attbi.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: DHCP Problem Message-ID: <MGECLFEJFOACEEEMHEKLGEOBCKAA.chaegle@attbi.com>
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Well I have been struggling with my systems failure to successfully connect to my cable provider's DHCP server. Several folks have offered solutions, which I am grateful for, but did not resolve the problem. I finally received a response from a request I put into ATTBI's tech support and their reply was as follows. --- their response --- It has been reported that some Linux systems, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, and possibly other Unix derivatives have been experiencing issues with connectivity due to network changes. Many of these systems have a hard-coded maximum number of 16 hops. In certain areas it may take 20 or more hops to reach the AT&T Broadband DHCP server. Changing the default number of hops from 16 to a number higher than 20 usually solves this issue. --- end of their response --- I have just updated my system to the 4.7-PRERELEASE and the provided dhclient still has problem. I have tried looking at the source for dhclient but see no obvious variable defining the maximum number of hops. Any ideas? Regards, Cameron To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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