tags 553211 + moreinfo thanks On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 06:24:22PM +0100, Michal Suchanek <hramr...@centrum.cz> wrote: > Package: dhcp3-client > Version: 3.1.1-6+lenny3 > Severity: normal > File: /sbin/dhclient3 > > > I am building debian-live images which boot form the network. > > For this to work the network is first initialized and the root > filesystem mounted in in initramfs and then dhclient is started as > normal from initscripts to manage lease renewal. > > The most common boot failure (other than the root filesystem not being > on the specified server) is dhclient fumbling the network setup. > > dhclient runs external programs and scritps while the network is not > fully configured. This cannot work because the programs are on an > external server and they have to be fetched from there over the network. > > This requires that the IP address, routing (default route) and > resolv.conf are in a working state every time dhclient attempts to run > anything. > > A working state is either the state before dhclient started or the state > after it is finished setting up the network. > > I wrote a script that moves dhcp3 enter hooks to exit hooks which seemed > to resolve most issues but this time I built a new image and tried to > boot it in a network different from the server subnet and it would fail > with default route unset. >
I don't understand what your bugreport is about. What exactly is at fault and what do you need changed? If you just need basic networking configured from within your initramfs, maybe look at ipconfig from klibc-utils -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
