Subject: Re: NIC assistance
To: James K. Lowden <jklowden@schemamania.org>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/09/2003 22:19:14
On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 10:51:02PM -0400, James K. Lowden wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Oct 2003, Alden Louis-Pierre <alden.pierre@verizon.net> wrote:
> > 
> > cat < /etc/ifconig.rtk0
> > 
> > up
> > !rtsol $int
> > 
> > Should I place a pound sign to comment out line !rtsol $int. 
> 
> Probably not.  Before you do that, try "man ifconfig.if".  That details
> the format of your ifconfig.rtk0.  From here, it looks like you need to
> add a line:
> 
>            !dhclient $int
> 
> because I assume you want IPv4.  
> 
> Try that, then do:
> 
> 	# /etc/rc.d/network restart
> 	$ ifconfig rtk0
> 
> and see if you have an address assigned to the interface.  

Shouldn't be needed, as he already has
dhclient=YES
in /etc/rc.conf.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 24 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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