From: valianp@southwestern.edu
Date: Fri Aug 06 2004 - 16:07:06 CDT
might be time to pull out the packet sniffer and see what the exact
communication is.
if you have X loaded on your netreg box I would suggest using ethereal to
capture the communication.
What address does the OSX box finally get...just makes one up?
Quoting dtroyer <dtroyer@stmartin.edu>:
> We have a problem with the apple G5 computers running OSX.
> It seems that the dhcp server is sending DHCPOFFER to the computer but
> the G5 will not respond to the offer.
>
> Aug 6 13:27:36 netreg dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:03:93:49:ab:a8
> via eth0
> Aug 6 13:27:36 netreg dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 10.4.254.253 to
> 00:03:93:49:ab:a8 via
>
> This entry continues for a while for the G5.
>
> Normal dhcp operation works for MS Windows based computers.
>
> Aug 6 13:22:46 netreg dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:03:47:e5:cb:b8
> (test1) via eth0
> Aug 6 13:22:46 netreg dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 10.4.4.254 to
> 00:03:47:e5:cb:b8 (test1) via eth0
> Aug 6 13:22:46 netreg dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 10.4.4.254 (127.0.0.1)
> from 00:03:47:e5:cb:b8 (test1) via eth0
> Aug 6 13:22:46 netreg dhcpd: DHCPACK on 10.4.4.254 to
> 00:03:47:e5:cb:b8 (test1) via eth0
>
> We have checked all files for anomalies but have come up short of a
> solution.
>
> the dchpd.conf as follows:
>
> > ## Modified: 20010813
> >
> >
> > max-lease-time 120;
> > default-lease-time 120;
> > allow bootp;
> > allow booting;
> > option domain-name "stmartin.edu";
> > option netbios-node-type 8;
> > server-identifier netreg.stmartin.edu;
> > ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
> > ddns-updates off;
> > omapi-port 7911;
> >
> > subnet 10.4.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 {
> > authoritative;
> > option subnet-mask 255.255.0.0;
> > option broadcast-address 10.4.255.255;
> > # Unknown clients get this pool.
> > pool {
> > range 10.4.254.1 10.4.254.254;
> > option domain-name-servers 10.4.0.150;
> > max-lease-time 120;
> > default-lease-time 120;
> > allow unknown clients;
> > }
> > # Known clients get this pool.
> > pool {
> > option domain-name-servers 10.0.0.17, 10.0.0.23;
> > option routers 10.4.0.1;
> > max-lease-time 28800;
> > default-lease-time 28800;
> > range 10.4.1.1 10.4.4.254;
> > deny unknown clients;
> > }
> > }
> >
> >
> > host dtroyer-1 { hardware ethernet 00:03:47:E5:CB:B8 ; ddns-hostname
> > dtroyer-1;}#Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT
> > 5.1)#20040806 13:16:07#10.4.254.254
> > [root@netreg dhcpd]#
>
>
> the named.conf is as follows:
>
> > // named.conf for NetReg
> > // Belongs at /etc/named.conf
> >
> > //server 10.4.0.150{
> > // bogus yes;
> > //};
> >
> > options {
> > directory "/etc/";
> > recursion no;
> > fetch-glue no;
> > };
> >
> > zone "." in {
> > type master;
> > file "db.root";
> > };
> > [root@netreg dhcpd]#
>
>
> the db.root as follows:
>
> > ; Bind 8 -- Zone file -- for NetReg
> > ; Belongs at /etc/db.root
> >
> > $TTL 3600
> >
> > . IN SOA netreg.stmartin.edu. root.netreg.stmartin.edu. (
> > 2 10800 3600 604800 86400 )
> > IN NS netreg.stmartin.edu.
> > ; netreg 86400 IN A 10.4.0.150
> > *. 86400 IN A 10.4.0.150
> >
> > [root@netreg dhcpd]#
>
>
>
> the tail of the leases file as follows:
>
>
> > lease 10.4.4.254 {
> > starts 5 2004/08/06 20:22:41;
> > ends 6 2004/08/07 04:22:41;
> > binding state active;
> > next binding state free;
> > hardware ethernet 00:03:47:e5:cb:b8;
> > uid "\001\000\003G\345\313\270";
> > client-hostname "test1";
> > }
> > lease 10.4.4.254 {
> > starts 5 2004/08/06 20:22:46;
> > ends 6 2004/08/07 04:22:46;
> > binding state active;
> > next binding state free;
> > hardware ethernet 00:03:47:e5:cb:b8;
> > uid "\001\000\003G\345\313\270";
> > client-hostname "test1";
> > }
> > [root@netreg root]#
>
>
> The G5 receives dhcp from our main network just fine. But using the
> netreg server, it will not accept the DHCPOFFER from the netreg server.
>
> Anyone have these or similar problems?
>
> Any information is welcome since i am the one of the 2 programmers here
> at Saint Martin's College staff.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Doug
>
>
>
>
>
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