Basically the problem is this:
I have a FreeBSD box connect to in a network with a router, the router works fine since all the Windows boxes (another desktop and laptop) and my Mac Mini can all connect to it. However, I'm a *Nix n00b and while I can get everything else working on my desktop. I cannot seem to get my DHCP server to assign an IP to the FreeBSD box.


Running FreeBSD 5.3

ifconfig output:

dc0: flags=108843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST) mtu 1500
options=<MVLAN_MTU>
inet6 <ommited>
inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
ether <ommited>
media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
status: active

/etc/rc.conf related lines:
ifconfig_dc0="DHCP"

/etc/hosts
::1 localhost localhost
l127.0.0.1 localhost localhost

/etc/dhclient.conf
FreeBSD Defaults, a blank file

ping to the router/dhcp = 100% PacketLoss (1.1.1.1)
ping to the host (aka localhost) = 0% PacketLoss so it is 'working'

The only error message I get (which as far I have been able to discover is meaningless based on newsgroups I can find)

from an up/down on ifconfig

dc0: failed to force tx and rx to idle state

dhclient dc0

Can't bind to dhcp address: address is already in use

No DHClient proccesses are running.

Why do you have the loopback IP address set in hosts?

EDIT:

Also, the name server needs to have all machines setup for a specific domain host.

Why isn't the name of the host in hosts?

like... mydomain.org ?

And the DNS servers, are they set also in the FreeBSD box?

Check out the HOWTO link here > http://www.bind9.net/links

Because that's the way it was setup after I ran Sysinstall. I haven't touched that part.

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Also, the name server needs to have all machines setup for a specific domain host.

There is no DNS ... so no domains...

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Why isn't the name of the host in hosts? like... mydomain.org ?

see above....maybe I'm just used to Mac/Win but if there is no DNS there is no domains...

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And the DNS servers, are they set also in the FreeBSD box? Check out the HOWTO link here > http://www.bind9.net/links

I think you don't have a damn clue what the hell I am talking about, no offense.

I'm talking about a standard home network with a DHCP router, no DNS servers, no domains.

I'll look at the link and edit if it helps.

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The total summation of the link is...stuff on DNS binds....that isn't what I need.

What I need is for the FreeBSD installation to accept an IP from the DHCP, which it is not doing.

Are you talking about a firewall router like Linksys?

Yep.

EDIT:
Just fyi, I'm going to sleep I just got home from work. Anyway, I'm download Knoppix and LBA and a couple other linux distributions in the hopes that one of them will work closer to out of the box than this one =) I'm a lazy bastard, if I can't get it working in a couple hours I get irritated although if you can help me that would be great. =)

Resolved See Link for details:

http://www.freebsdforums.org/forums/...threadid=29684

Go back into sysinstall and make like you are selecting your installation media again. Select network, and see if it asks if you already have your network configured. If it does, answer no. Let it try to configure your network with DHCP and see what happens. Don't install anything, just let it configure your network connection and see what happens. This worked for me. Trying to configure the nw afterward didn't work for me. Hope this helps.