Hi,
I run a FreeBSD gateway with a DHCP-assigned external address. I haven't changed the networking configuration since upgrading from 7.2 to 8.0.
Under 7.2, when I executed /etc/rc.d/netif restart, you would see the DHCP-assigned values before the ifconfig output during the network startup.
Under 8.0, executing /etc/rc.d/netif restart doesn't present the DHCP-assigned values and the external interface is left without an IP address. I have to physically disconnect the external interface from my cable modem and reconnect it in order to acquire a DHCP-assigned IP address.
It appears as if /etc/rc.d/netif is not correctly handling the case of DHCP-managed interfaces for the restart operation. Does this make sense, is it a known problem?
TIA,
Neil Darlow
I run a FreeBSD gateway with a DHCP-assigned external address. I haven't changed the networking configuration since upgrading from 7.2 to 8.0.
Under 7.2, when I executed /etc/rc.d/netif restart, you would see the DHCP-assigned values before the ifconfig output during the network startup.
Under 8.0, executing /etc/rc.d/netif restart doesn't present the DHCP-assigned values and the external interface is left without an IP address. I have to physically disconnect the external interface from my cable modem and reconnect it in order to acquire a DHCP-assigned IP address.
It appears as if /etc/rc.d/netif is not correctly handling the case of DHCP-managed interfaces for the restart operation. Does this make sense, is it a known problem?
TIA,
Neil Darlow