DHCP issue with comcast (FreeBSD router).

[Andrew Boothman]

Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote:
> Richard Uhlman wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am new to using FreeBSD, and I am trying to use a FreeBSD box as a
>> firewall/router.  I am trying to get the router working correctly first.
>> My issue is that my box will not receive an IP address from Comcast when
>> the dhclient starts.  I commented out all of the firewall commands in my
>> rc.conf file, but left the ifconfig_ep0="DHCP".  The machine is running
>> 2 NIC's and I have verified that the correct one has the cable plugged
>> into it.  I am running release 5.2.1.
> 
> No expert answer, just more questions.
> Maybe they'll help?

Here's another possibility:

My cable company (in the UK) requires customers to register the MAC 
(ethernet) address of your NIC before you're able to get an IP from them 
using DHCP.

Don't know if comcast is the same, but it's a possibility.

Andrew