Subject: Re: DHCP with Linksys firewall
To: Tracy Nelson <tnelson158@attbi.com>
From: Andy R <quadreverb@yahoo.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/08/2002 11:07:20
--- Tracy Nelson <tnelson158@attbi.com> wrote:
> Has anyone gotten DHCP to work with a Linksys
> firewall/router?  The firewall
> serves DHCP to my Windows boxen, but I can't seem to
> get a response using
> NetBSD.  Is there any special configuration I need? 
> It seems to be sending
> out a request to 255.255.255.255 port 67, but never
> gets a response.  Do I
> need to specify the IP address of my server
> somewhere (and if so, where)?
> 
> Thanks!
> -- Tracy Nelson
> 

There are a few points here that need to be clarified
before we go on:

o If your Windows boxes are getting IP's, then the
NetBSD one should too.

o Do you have dhclient=YES in your /etc/rc.conf file?

o Do you have any errors reported from dhcp in your
/var/log/messages file?

Andy

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