Florin Grad wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Antony Suter) writes:
>
> > I have a dhclient.conf file which used to work fine but doesnt now.
> > It looks for an address from a DHCP server then assigns a static one if
> > necessary.
> > Im not sure if the problem is in hackkernel or dhcp-client or in ping.
> > It works fine with a DHCP server, but not without.
> > Please help! :)
> >
> > When I try a manual "ifup eth0" I get:-
> >
>
> Hi there,
>
> your message seems pretty confusing to me...
>
> dhcp-client is supposed to work ONLY with a dhcp server. The dhcp server
> assigns to a dhcp-client an available IP address at each connection.
> That's what I think this is all about.
Well, "ifup eth0" doesnt work.
However "ifconfig eth0 up" works instantly and gives it the address in the
recorded lease which is what I was after all along.
> > 1) The log file says this:-
> > Oct 4 01:45:43 gamut modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
>
> missing module = kernel problem
> type lsmod or lspcidrake to find out the needed module or reboot your
> computer with your old working kernel (you still have it, do you ? ;) and
> do a lsmod to find out the missing modules from the first one.
[root@gamut /root]# lspcidrake
Intel Corporation|440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge (unknown ignore)
Intel Corporation|440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX AGP bridge (unknown ignore)
Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 ISA (unknown unknown)
Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 IDE (STORAGE_IDE unknown)
Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 USB (SERIAL_USB usb-uhci)
Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (unknown unknown)
DEC|DECchip 21152 (unknown tulip)
Intel Corporation|82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (NETWORK_ETHERNET eepro100)
SubVendor=0x8086 SubDevice=0x0008
Adaptec|AHA-2940U/UW / AHA-39xx / AIC-7895 (STORAGE_SCSI aic7xxx)
SubVendor=0x9004 SubDevice=0x7895
Adaptec|AHA-2940U/UW / AHA-39xx / AIC-7895 (STORAGE_SCSI aic7xxx)
SubVendor=0x9004 SubDevice=0x7895
nVidia Corporation|Riva TNT2 (DISPLAY_VGA Card:RIVA TNT2) SubVendor=0x1092
SubDevice=0x4a02
Auravision|VxP524 (MULTIMEDIA_VIDEO unknown)
> >
> > After all that, interface eth0 is still not listed by ifconfig.
>
> of course, I guess the module is still missing.
The wierd thing is that no modules have been added or deleted at this point
(after doing the "ifconfig eth0 up"). My ethernet driver (tulip) is compiled
into the kernel.
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