[Gllug] ADSL (and DHCP) woes

[Tethys]

chris.wareham at btopenworld.com writes:

>The Windows box gets the ISP assigned one ... I tried disconnecting
>the Windows machine, configuring the NetBSD one with the same address,
>gateway DNS server, etc. and then plugging it in. To my increased
>frustration and confusion it still didn't work.

Now that *really* doesn't make sense. I'm afraid I think the only option
from here is packet sniffing, to find out what the differences between
what's being sent over the wire for the two OSes.

>I'm going away for New Years Eve very soon, but I'll bite the bullet
>and look at tcpdump output when I get back. By the way, is ethereal a
>better option for diagnosing DHCP problems?

Yes, in that they both give you exactly the same data, but ethereal
presents it in a somewhat more readable form. Which is somewhat of an
understatement...

Tet

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