Apparent fxp regression in FreeBSD 8.4-RC3

[Michael L. Squires]

The problem is not with the kernel/motherboard combination but with the 
world/motherboard combination.

8.3-R p8 with the 8.3R p8 world works fine.

8.4-Prerelease (what I get using cvsup "8_4") works fine.

8.3R p8 with the 8.4 Pre world has DHCP problems (see example below)

8.4 Pre with the 8.4 Pre world has the same problems.

I'm currently running 8.3R p8 while trying to get the backup 1U to work, 
having problems with booting (8.4 RC3 installs fine).

May 12 19:00:01 familysquires kernel: fxp0: link state changed to UP
May 12 19:00:01 familysquires kernel: fxp0: link state changed to DOWN
May 12 19:00:01 familysquires dhclient: New IP Address (fxp0): 
xx.xxx.xxx.163
May 12 19:00:01 familysquires dhclient: New Subnet Mask (fxp0): 
255.255.240.0
May 12 19:00:01 familysquires dhclient: New Broadcast Address (fxp0): 
255.255.25
5.255
May 12 19:00:01 familysquires dhclient: New Routers (fxp0): xxx.xxx.xxx.1
May 12 19:00:03 familysquires kernel: fxp0: link state changed to UP
May 12 19:00:03 familysquires dhclient: New IP Address (fxp0): 
xx.xxx.xxx.163
May 12 19:00:03 familysquires kernel: fxp0: link state changed to DOWN
May 12 19:00:03 familysquires dhclient: New Subnet Mask (fxp0): 
255.255.240.0
May 12 19:00:03 familysquires dhclient: New Broadcast Address (fxp0): 
255.255.25
5.255
May 12 19:00:03 familysquires dhclient: New Routers (fxp0): xxx.xxx.xxx.1

It will be next Wednesday before I can get to replacing the existing 8.3R p8
box.

The suggestion to use "synchronous_dhclient="YEs"" did not help.

I'll be trying fixed IP briefly this afternoon.

Mike Squires
mikes at siralan.org
UNI*X at home
since 1986