Not sure what your environment is, but if you need to make the LAN interface seem up but don't actually need to plug anything into the port, an easy way of doing that is with a loopback cable.
http://www.nutt.net/2004/11/20/diy-ethernet-loopback-cable/ Best Regards Nathan Eisenberg Sr. Systems Administrator Atlas Networks, LLC [email protected] http://support.atlasnetworks.us/portal -----Original Message----- From: Michael Schmitt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 11:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] No IP over DHCP Scott Ullrich schrieb: > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Michael Schmitt <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Hello List, >> >> I try the new 1.2.3-RC1-Embedded release on an ALix board. >> >> WAN --> sis0, dhcp >> LAN --> sis1, 10.0.0.1/24 >> WLAN --> ath0 bridged with LAN (atheros 5212 chipset) >> >> dhcp-server is enabled for LAN. >> >> the first firewallrules on the LAN and WLAN interfaces are >> UDP * 67-68 * 67/68 >> >> The porblem: >> >> After I seted up the system and tried to get an wireless IP over dhcp it >> worked fine the first couple of times, but after a while it stops >> working and i can?t get an ip. >> >> Thanks a lot for any ideas. > > Make sure something is plugged into the LAN port if nothing is > currently plugged in there. > > Scott > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org > Hello Scott, thanks for that! Now all is working fine! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
