Bug 25038

Summary:	dhcp client could not set hostname on boot
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	lev <lev>
Component:	kern	Assignee:	Murray Stokely <murray>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	4.2-STABLE
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description lev 2001-02-12 20:50:02 UTC

I got this error on boot:
======================================================================
Doing initial network setup:
 hostname.
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR): Can't assign requested address
dhclient: New IP Address(ed0): 192.168.1.1
dhclient: New Subnet Mask (ed0): 255.255.255.0
dhclient: New Broadcast Address(ed0): 192.168.1.255
dhclient: New Routers: 192.168.1.3
======================================================================

It apperas about 4 times for every 5 boots. And sometimes it works Ok.
If I have "hostanem="lev"" in my /etc/rc.conf fille, I got this error too, but hostname have been set Ok. If here is no "hostname" in rc.conf, error appears, and there is nor hostname ((Amnesiac) in login prompt).

All my network configuration is one line:
ifconfig_ed0="DHCP"

How-To-Repeat: Try to boot with DHCP client.

Comment 1 Murray Stokely freebsd_committer

2002-02-19 09:21:21 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->murray

I'll look at this one.

Comment 2 Murray Stokely freebsd_committer

2005-03-18 02:33:14 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

This has been fixed with upgrade of DHCP to 3.0.1.