> Version tested: DragonflyBSD 1.4 Release > Sympthomes: dhclient can't receive DHCPOFFERS, becuse he does not send > anything over the wire. > > `tcpdump -n -i xl0 -vvv` shows, that bootp request packet was sent, but > not xmit led > on netcard, not data led on cable modem are blinking. > Confirmed with xl/rl/tl polling on and off.
I have two separate 1.4 machines with rl cards connecting through DHCP - one to a local dhcp server, and another to my cable Internet provider, without issues. I suspect your problem is with hardware. Are you getting a link light on the card when the cat5 cable is plugged in?
