> >Can't you just make it work with a static IP address?  Do you have to
> >use DHCP?  Some DHCP implementations are sufficient for MacOS and
> >Windows but apparently not for NetBSD's dhclient.  I can't offer a fix 
> >for this.
> 
> OK...just set the box up for ethernet according to 
> "http://www.macbsd.com/macbsd/howto/networking/OT.1.3.gif"
> 
> Now I get no errors on startup, however once I login to the box and try 
> to ping my cable modem I get 'ping: sendto: Host is Down'. If I try to 
> telnet anywhere I get 'no route to host' but if I then switch the 
> ethernet cable going to the cable modem from the Q610 (netBSD) to the 
> 8100 (MacOS 8.5) operation resumes normally..
> 
> Ideas?


This is just a shot in the dark, but...  Have you tried rebooting the cable
modem?  I know that the Motorola units die when they sense a different MAC
address from the computer.  If the unit works on one computer but not on
another it _might_ be this...

Ben