You don't say enough for a definitive answer. Here are a couple of thoughts,
though ...
1. Am I correct in assuming that we are talking about the exact same
computer, with no software or hardware updates, in the two locations? If so,
skip the rest of this item. If not, make sure that the tulip module is
actually finding the NIC and assigning the (presumably eth0) interface to it
(making sure it shows up in "ifconfig -a" will suffice for this). And think
about what else might be different.
2. DHCP servers can be set up to restrict how they assign leases. Based on
the addreses you are getting when booted in Windows, can you tell if you are
even on the same DHCP server as before? Some DHCP server authenticate, for
example, by hostname; you most often see this woth cable-modem setups.
3. There might be a newer version of dhcpcd available than the one on your
RH system, but I don't recall reading about any substantial bugs in the base
one.
At 11:38 AM 6/19/00 -0500, Chuck Wilson wrote:
>Hello!
>I am running a WindOSE 98/Redhat 6.2 dual boot. I am trying to connect to a
>network at my school, where addresses are assigned via a DHCP server.
>Windows finds my network adapter (Netgear FA310TX Fast Ethernet) and
>connects to the network. Redhat finds the Ethernet adapter and loads tulip
>to run it, which seems right, but then, I believe, when it tries to connect
>to the DHCP server, it fails, as at boot up it says that loading the network
>has failed.
> Just a few months ago, during my last semester, I was in a different
>building and redhat had no problems whatsoever. Any ideas? COuld it be
>possible my school's DHCP server somehow changed to a format redhat doesn't
>understand? Is there a better DHCP client available? Am I sniffing down the
>wrong path here?
------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
Palo Alto, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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