From: Janina Sajka <janina@afb.net>
To: blinux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: dhcp problems with loopspk and redhat 7.2
Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 23:02:07 -0400 (EDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0205192301430.1448-100000@toccata.rednote.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20020519215634.00a2e380@mail.doorpi.net>
dhcp will discover your gateway.
You'll need dns in /etc/resolv.conf.
On Sun, 19 May 2002, Brent Harding wrote:
> Wow, don't I need to specify a host or dhcp server or something to get it
> to work? The network card does work, and it loads up, as I set things up on
> install, as I upgraded over the net and used it before, but it's been
> awhile since I've played around with it, since my kernel had to be
> recompiled with speakup because I used to get a ton of modprobe errors, but
> those have since gone. I heard some servers need a host specified, but
> windows never did require special set up, just set to obtain an IP
> automatically and I was online.
> At 08:38 PM 5/19/02 -0400, you wrote:
> >Start by doing an lsmod. Is the driver for your ethernet card
> >loaded?
> >If not, you'll need to add it to /etc/modules.conf.
> >
> >If you have to add it, don't forget to do:
> >
> >depmod -a
> >
> >Then, load your card with modprobe.
> >
> >Next, are the settings for eth0 correct? Look at
> >/etc/sysconfig/network and
> >/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0.
> >
> >If you make changes in these files, do:
> >
> >service network restart
> >
> >
> >On Sun, 19 May 2002, Brent Harding wrote:
> >
> >> I am on a network in the dorms at college here. Windows works fine online,
> >> (however, barely much faster than a modem when my friend's system downloads
> >> about 10 times my transfer rate). I try to boot linux up, and get dhcpcd
> >> timed out in loopspk, and redhat just hangs at bringing up eth0, probably
> >> unable to get the dhcp connection. I once could use linux on the network
> >> awhile ago, but I goofed up the upgrade from 7.1 to 7.2 and had to
> >> recompile my kernel. How do I get linux on the net so I can go online with
> >> it? I wanted to see if I might be able to pull an iso image down before the
> >> end of school at which time I got to go back to the dreaded dialup.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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