OpenBSD : DHCP Client Problem
 

Hi to all

I am trying to set up my old PC (200MMX) as a router with OpenBSD 3.5.
I edited /etc/hostname.rl0 (I have a Realtek 8139 Card)

# echo dhcp > /etc/hostname.rl0
# route flush

Reset the modem

# sh /etc/netstart rl0

I get nothing! The system does DHCPDISCOVER for a long time and gets nothing.

I also try manual setting.
Edit /etc/hostname.rl0 file

# echo "inet my_ip my_netmask NONE" > /etc/hostname.rl0
# cat > /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver my_dns_1
nameserver my_dns_2
nameserver my_dns_3
# cat my_gateway_address > /etc/mygate
# ifconfig rl0 up
# sh /etc/netstart rl0
# ping any.known.ip
ping : sendto : no route to host

I also tried

# route add default my.gateway.ip

After this, if I type
# route show
or
# netstat -r

The machine hangs (locks!). Nothing is printed!

Thanks for advices...

Are you sure that the interface is actually detected and up? The best way is to manually configure first with ifconfig. Once you verify that it works, then edit /etc/hostname.<if> and reboot to make sure everything works as expected.