[9fans] ip/ipconfig returns 'recved dhcpnak on /net'

[9fans] ip/ipconfig returns 'recved dhcpnak on /net'

[Alasdair Reed]

Hi,

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).

Thanks,

Alasdair

Re: [9fans] ip/ipconfig returns 'recved dhcpnak on /net'

[Federico G. Benavento]

> 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

my guess is that the driver for youor nic is failing to set
the mac addr.

Federico G. Benavento

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Re: [9fans] ip/ipconfig returns 'recved dhcpnak on /net'

[erik quanstrom]

> 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

Re: [9fans] ip/ipconfig returns 'recved dhcpnak on /net'

[ron minnich]

On Dec 19, 2007 7:00 AM, Alasdair Reed <alasdair@iprimus.com.au> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 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'

is this really what you typed? it's wrong.

ip/ipconfig -g 192.168.0.1 ether /net/ether0 192.168.0.4 255.255.255.0

you did not put in the ether mediatype.


> a search for the mac address  with 'cat /net/ether0/addr' just produces 0000000000000

well, that is 'bad'.

it can happen however, with certain stupid motherboards that put the
ether mac into CMOS. I've had it happen. The BIOS very happily jams
the garbage MAC address into hardware. Erik's suggestion is a good
one. It would sure be helpful if you could show us more about your
hardware.

ron