Hi

are u using dhclient.conf and added proper flags in rc.conf 'dhcleint=YES
and dhclient_flags="?"' ?
in ifconfig.tlp0 should be ok with 'up'

Greetings

----- Original Message -----
From: "MLH" <mlh@goathill.org>
Newsgroups: netbsd.port.i386
To: <port-i386@NetBSD.ORG>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 4:32 AM
Subject: dhcp problem with carbus nic


> We installed Netbsd 1.6_BETA4 on a Dell Inspiron 7500 with
> a Xircom RBEM56G-100 carbus nic/serial card.
>
> The floppy-based installed connected via DHCP fineduring the install
> and saved the config as one would expect. However, on bootup, dhclient
> cannot make use of the interface unless the if.config.tlp0 file
> includes a client ip address in it.
>
> For example, if ifconfig.tlp0 just has the ip address
> dhclient can connect, but if it contains one of the following:
> up
> media select autoselect
> up media select autoselect
> etc. (about anything without the ip address)
>
> then it can't configure the interface on bootup. The interface
> works fine with a static ip configuration, and if the interface
> is brought up with the static ip and then the ifconfig.tlp0 file
> is changed to just 'up' and the network and dhclient are restarted
> (in correct order), all is fine.
>
> So it appears that dhclient can't configure the tlp0 interface
> unless the ifconfig.tlp0 file contains an ip address.
>
> I tried all manner of dhclient config files and it didn't appear
> to affect anything. Seems to be a problem with the ifconfig file,
> the interface and dhclient. I also tried the exact same configurations
> on a desktop machine with a 3COM 3c905B-TX and it does everything
> correctly, as one would expect.
>
> Any idea what is wrong with this carbus nic and dhclient or what
> is different from the installer dhcp configuration?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>