I think that there is a problem with the dhcp-client.

Its not the fxp0, if that is what you are thinking. I use mainly vr0
and rl0 ethernet ports and get the same problem.

If I put a linux machine (or even a Redmond one !) on the modem, it
picks up the dhcp no problem.

m0n0, and pfsense, both have internmittent problems with dhcp on the WAN.

sai


On 1/23/07, Eric M. Guzman <Eric at np3a dot com> wrote:
> Thanks for reply sai.
>
> I tried rebooting the modem several times without success?
>
> However, after rebooting modem and mono for several times (could be
> hundred times :-) ), configuring mono from clean floppy, downloading
> and installing V 1.11 with same results, finally I found a work
> around. Bad news is that I don?t have a clear root cause of the
> problem. Here is a brief summary of what I did?
>
> I got the idea to try WAN on another NIC. My former router was using
> the embedded Intel Pro NIC (fxp0 in mono) and since I know different
> NIC (i.e. MAC) may be an issue with ISP or cable Modem, I wanted to
> use the same Intel NIC for mono WAN port. But, at my nth try
> clean-installing mono, I noticed the order presented at the console was
>
> LAN sis0
> WAN sis1
>
> Then at the interface assignment the order was:
>
> Fxp0 xx:xx:xx (Intel embedded)
> Rl0 xx:xx:xx (PCI Dlink 530)
> Rl1 xx:xx:xx (PCI Dlink 530)
>
> On my previous trials, I was assigning fxp0 for WAN, rl0 for LAN and
> rl1 for opt1. Hmmmmm?.then I tried fxp0 for LAN, rl0 for WAN and rl1
> for opt1. VOILA!!!
>
> Now I get a WAN gateway on status page and I can ping beyond mono. To
> confirm the problem was something related to the Embedded NIC (or its
> configuration for WAN), I did another clean install and configured the
> fxp0 as WAN, rl0 as LAN and rl1 as opt1. Once again, there was no WAN
> gateway and I cant pass beyond mono. Finally went back to the work
> around configuration (rl0 as WAN) and mono is working properly now.
>
> As I wrote before, I don?t have a clear root cause of the problem :-S
> :-(. Based on log messages?..when using the fxp0 as WAN, there was a
> valid DHCP pack received from ISP (ip, WAN gateway mask, dns etc) but
> for some reason mono was not using the gateway provided. When using
> rl0 as WAN, a similar DHCP (but different ip) package was received and
> mono was using the provided gateway.
>
> Clueless....Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
>
>
> Quoting sai <sonicsai at gmail dot com>:
>
> > Try rebooting the cable modem. I have to leave mine off for about a
> > minute when the dhcp acts up.
> >
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