Hello All,

I took a much needed break from my configuration problem and am now back =
on
it.  So please excuse the extended msg as I must type them in here.  The
issues is neither a network connection nor a ping response beyond the nic=
=2E

First, dmseg | more =


      ex0 at pci0 dev 11 function 0: 3Com 3c905B-TX 10/100 Ethernet
      ex0: interrupting at irq 9
      ex0: MAC address 00:10:4b:d2:b9:b4
      exphy0 at ex0 phy 24: 3Com internal media interface
      exphy0: 10BaseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100BaseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto =


Next:  ifconfig ex0
      ex0: flags=3D8863>up, BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAS=
T> mtu
1500
              media: Ethernet autoselect (10BaseT)
              status: no carrier
              inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255

  Please note that I have entered the following:
             ifconfig ex0 inet 10.10.1.5 netmask 255.255.255.0
 When I ifconfig ex0 I get the same msg as above but the last line then r=
eads:
inet 10.10.1.5 netmask 10.10.1.255

view /etc/rc.conf returns
 hostname=3D"petrah.tnc"
 default route=3D"10.10.1.5"
 #domainname=3D""
#Networking startup
ipfilter=3DNO
ipnat=3DNO
ipmon=3DNO
auto_ifconfig=3DYES
net_interfaces=3D""
flushroutes=3DYES
dhclient=3DYES
dhclient_flags=3D""
ntpdate=3DNO
ppp_peers=3D""

#Daemons required by other daemons
inetd=3DYES
portmap=3DYES

#Commonly used daemons
update=3DYES
syslogd=3DYES
cron=3DYES
named=3DNO
timed=3DNO
xntpd=3DNO
sendmail=3DNO
lpd=3DYES

#Routing daemons
routed=3DNO
gated=3DNO
mrouted=3DNO

#Daemons used to boot other hosts all set to =3DNO
wscons=3DYes

tcpdump -i ex0 -n ip    shows no traffic

Additional Info:
1.  I can enter inet 10.10.1.5 (address of the router) and 255.255.255.0.=

    ifconfig ex0 will then return the above line.  However, if I reboot t=
hose
setting are not saved.

2.  If I make the above changes, and touch ifconfig i can ping the card a=
nd
ping 10.10.1.5 but I can't ping beyond that address.

3.  I can watch the HP Lan switch port for this box and I can see the por=
t
become active and comm with the nic.  However, when dhcp begins the port
disconnects.  Even after configuring the router ip the port does not come=
 up.

4.  When I enter dhclient the console displays Internet Software Consorti=
um
DHCP Client V2.0b1p125+ and appears to hang. (AKA Win9x)

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