Anne, my DHCP server is local. My modem/gateway is handling that job. I have modified my replyto: address to be blank. Hopefully that will make things easier for everyone. Thanks all for the advice.
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:21:44 -0400, Edgars Smits <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > leave the reply:to address bl;ank. By default it will reply to your > email address except for when you send to mailing lists, then it will > reply to the list > > ED > > > > David Johnson wrote: > > >Maybe I should qualify my previous statements. After boot, ifconfig > >indeed, shows that ETH0 is UP, however it does not get an IP address > >from the DHCP server. I have not yet tried it with a static IP > >address. In order for me to do any network communication, I must su > >to root and execute an 'ifup eth0' in order for it to get an ip > >address. > > > >This is definately not a huge issue, especially since this is a play > >machine for me, but it is annoying nonetheles. > > -- David Johnson http://www.edave.org
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