Run dhcpcd -k and check that dhcpcd does not leave any locks behind. Then run dhcpcd -d eth0 and see what's reported by it.
On 6 August 2010 12:57, Xi Shen <davidshe...@googlemail.com> wrote: > hi, > > after a sudden power cut off, my gentoo system cannot connect to the > network any more... > > the system can be started, but when starting dhcp, it reports "Cannot > assign requested address". if tried ifconfig eth0 up, it reports the > same error. using dmesg|grep eth0 and dmesg|grep network, it shows the > system has detected my network card. > > any idea what is the cause of the problem? > > > -- > Best Regards, > Xi Shen (David) > > http://twitter.com/davidshen84/ > > -- Regards, Mick