DHCP generally "just works". I would verify that your hardware is FreeBSD friendly at this point as it can be very picky.
Scott On 11/13/05, Ulrik S. Kofod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm finally ready to go live with this box, replacing a really horrible > router that > has to be reset every now and then (daily). > > I unplugged the old router and inserted the WAN cable from the DSL modem into > the > WAN interface on the pfSense box, I then checked the interfaces status page > and > could se that the link was up and dhcp said up but the IP address was > 0.0.0.0 and > netmask was 255.0.0.0. I tried to release it at renew a few times but without > result. I then tested it in the OPT1 interface with same result. > > The WAN and OPT1 interfases are both setup to get an IP from DHCP, nothing > else > changed. > > I added a print screen of it here if my explanation is a little confusing :) > http://www.cybersite.dk/wan_dhcp.GIF > > Do I need to setup anything except make sure the interface is setup as DHCP > like the > on old router? > > Best regards > Ulrik > > PS. I reinstalled the old router and it got the IP like it should. > PPS. I'm using pfSense version 0.92 on a 233MHz pentium with 64MB memory and > a 2GB HDD. > PPPS. Apart from WAN and OPT1 I also have a LAN and WLAN interfase with > static IP. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
