Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #1402

From: "Hakan" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> Full Headers
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: DHCP Problems
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:12:53 -0400 (EDT)
To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

Lewis, not only Firefox but also with nslookup.

On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:59:01 -0700, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:

>Hi, Hakan.
>
>If your name lookup issue is with Firefox and/or SeaMonkey, be sure that
>you have the following preference set to true:
>
>network.dns.disableIPv6
>
>This should now be the default for OS/2, as we do not have an IPv6-aware
>stack.
>
>BTW, see my private mail re: car pooling to Warpstock.
>
>Cheers.
>
>On 09/28/06 06:35 am, Hakan thus wrote :
>> Lewis,
>>
>> The conference sounds interesting.  Re your problem with getting a DHCP
>> address and the troubles I had a month ago, I was back at that same
>> office last week and the issue was resolved -- the IT person told me
>> that the address pool was exhausted and anyone logging one would have
>> had the same problem, regardless of OS.  Now I can get a DHCP address
>> but am unable to resolve any name lookups... (did not have a chance to
>> discuss that issue with the IT person.)
>>
>>  On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:50:45 -0700, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>>
>>  
>>> On 09/01/06 03:24 pm, Stanley Sidlov thus wrote :
>>>    
>>>> On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:17:37 -0400 (EDT), Stanley Sidlov wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>      
>>>>> option 60 in Windows XP client. It is currently at "MSFT 5.0" value.
>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHCP
>>>>>    
>>>>>        
>>>> and a BTW: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035_11-5498436.html
>>>> "How to setup vendor class to deny access to unauthorized machines.."
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>      
>>> First practical use of this DHCP client daemon option, Stan:
>>>
>>> I'm in Milpitas, CA for a two-day workshop on large-scale Wi-Fi
>>> deployments (see http://www.moonblinkwifi.com/pd_training.cfm). Here at
>>> the Beverly Heritage Hotel, there are no less than four 802.11b networks
>>> visible from my room, all at between 65% and 70% signal, all  
>>> unencrypted, and all - naturally! - on channel 11.
>>>
>>> iBahn provides the hotel Wi-Fi, and while I have never to date
>>> experienced an issue getting a DHCP address, I just hung forever
>>> tonight, waiting. I rebooted; same thing. Finally, I set option 60 to
>>> "MSFT 5.0" and bounced the box a final time. Presto! DHCP config came
>>> right down. Coincidence? Perhaps. However, I think it may very well be
>>> that blasted option. Perhaps W2K3 Server specifically looks for that by
>>> default? Not that I know for a fact what is behind the iBahn AP...
>>>
>>> Anyway, I wanted to pass this along.
>>>
>>> Thanks again for the good info.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lewis
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