DHCP and rc Questions For FreeBSD 4.10???

[Hakim Z. Singhji]

>You must really like the # symbol.

Actually what I realized is that these posts end up on google searches
and all sorts of places all across the web.  Since people maybe 
referencing these threads to help solve their problems I take little 
extra time to make sure that my posts are legible reads as well as 
I can make at the time and organized in a way to use at your terminal
if necessary.

>Have you tested basic network connectivity?

I installed FreeBSD on Tuesday Night and on monday I had Redhat 
running perfectly fine on the same network connection and cable.

I reduced it either to ipfiltering or cable modem (both likely candidates).

>Do you get all the proper lights on both your NIC and the cable modem?

Yes on dc0 I do, however I not familiar with the other two 3COM XL
txp0, txp1. But I'm trying to connect to dc0. 


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com>
Sent: Aug 12, 2004 10:21 AM
To: "Hakim Z. Singhji" <hakim.singhji at earthlink.net>
Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: DHCP and rc Questions For FreeBSD 4.10???

"Hakim Z. Singhji" <hakim.singhji at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi Bill,
> 
> >What is the output of "ipfw show"?
> 
> I dont know that command? Syntax???
> 
> #########################
> 
> root at redgate% ipfw show
> 
> #########################

You must really like the # symbol.

> is that correct?

Yes, that's all you have to do.  Look at the rules that come back
to see what your current ruleset is.

> >You may do better to set:
> >firewall_enable="YES"
> >firewall_type="OPEN"
> 
> Ok I will...
> 
> I wrote to Earthlink and this is what they had to say:
> 
> >Earthlink: I suggest you reset the cable modem and then 
> >try connecting to the net.
> 
> >Earthlink:In order to fix this your cable modem needs to 
> >be reset. First shut down your computer and then disconnect 
> >the power from the cable modem for 1 to 3 minutes. This will 
> >reset the modem. Next, reconnect the power to the cable modem 
> >and turn on your computer. If this does not resolve the issue, 
> >please let us know so we can dig a little deeper.
> 
> What do you think of this???

I'll bet any amount of small pocket change that it's a scripted
answer they give out the first time you ask a question.  Have you
done it?  Cable modems can be flakey, and resetting them is
occasionally required.

Have you tested basic network connectivity?  Do you get all the
proper lights on both your NIC and the cable modem?  If there
are cable problems, you're going to waste a lot of time trying
to fix DHCP problems!

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com