On 24 Oct 2005 09:22:34 -0400, Lowell Gilbert < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ahnjoan Amous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > The short : I believe the problem I am having is due to routing. A DHCP > > server sends me IP A.B.C.D with a default route of A.B.C.D. "dhclient" > isn't > > handling this well and I don't know how to fix it. Windows as well as > Linux > > DHCP clients do not have a problem with this and I am at my wits end > trying > > to figure out what combination of route commands will fix my issue. > > > > The long : I have a CellPipe ADSL router/bridge from Lucent. This device > is > > provided by our ISP. I am exploring the ZIPB functionality of the device > to > > allow my FreeBSD host to own the public IP. The basics of the > configuration > > for those unfamiliar is as follows. PPPoA is established by the device > and > > the the (public) IP acquired through the previous process is delivered > to a > > host behind that CellPipe via DHCP. After DHCP the device acts as a > > "bridge", allowing the internal device to use the public IP as its own. > I'm > > sure this description is vague but I don't know any other way to > explain. > > > > Info : After dhclient acquires its info the ethernet interface looks > like > > this > > ifconfig ethernet interface √ inet A.B.C.D netmask > > 255.255.255.255 <http://255.255.255.255><http://255.255.255.255/> > > > > When I connect a windows or Linux host they seem to treat the interface > as > > the default route and work as expected. With FreeBSD I have tried > removing > > all routes for the device after assignment, and then adding default > route > > based on -interface flag for route command. I have also tried opening up > the > > netmask on the ethernet interface and adding a default route destined > for > > what I know the PPPoA connections end point is. > > > > Nothing I have tried seems to work. I don't consider myself an expert by > any > > means but this is clearly beyond my knowledge. > > > > I'm happy to provide any information you need it you have an idea. > > Sounds like it's "really" an "unnumbered" interface. > Did you try the "-iface" option to route(8)? >
Lowell - The -iface option worked for me. In the short term I have mutilated the dhclient-script and manually added the -iface option to each "route default" line. Not at all pretty but works for now. Thank you again for the help, it is much appreciated. Ahnjoan
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