Subject: Re: dhclient problems
To: None <mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu>
From: Frank van der Linden <frank@wins.uva.nl>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 12/15/1999 21:17:27
On Wed, Dec 15, 1999 at 03:09:30PM -0500, mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu wrote:
> 
> 
> Can't attach interface eon0 to bpf device /dev/bpf0:  Device not
> configured, exiting.
> 
> So is the complaint about eon0 or bpf0?  In dhclient.conf, in the leases
> section, there is a line
> 
>   interface "ep0";
> 
> so I don't know why its even trying eon0 (I don't even know what that is).
> As far as kernel options, I tried with a GENERIC kernel and a custom one.

It's trying to configure all devices by default; only talking about ep0
in dhclient.conf doesn't change this. Change the dhclient_flags line in
rc.conf to something like:

	dhclient_flags="-q ep0"

..and you should be ok.

- Frank