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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:21:33 -0500
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] ip/ipconfig returns 'recved dhcpnak on /net'
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> problem is a described in the subject. Also using a more explicit call:
> 
> 'ip/ipconfig -g 192.168.0.1 /net/ether0 192.168.0.4 255.255.255.0'
> 
> produces  the same result. 192.168.0.4 is the address the router usually asigns to the box with Plan 9 on 
> The gateway is a Netgear hard firewall and router, which is bridged into by a adsl modem.
> a search for the mac address  with 'cat /net/ether0/addr' just produces 0000000000000
> Could this be why the dhcp server is refusing to give out an address? How to correct this?
> I am running the Live CD (most recent version).

you can^wshould be able to verify that this is indeed
the problem by setting

ether0=type=xyx ea=003003040506

in your plan9.ini.  what type of card do you have?  i wonder if
it is resetting properly.

- erik