I know for a fact that the Mandrake install does not install the DHCP client software.
So most likely need to install dhcpcd (note the second c as dhcpd is the actual dhcp
server). If you installed the network during the install of Mandrake you might want
to uninstall the dhcpcd and re-install it anyway. I never set up the network during
the install of NT Workstation and I don't do it in Linux either. Just never seems to
work right when you do that.
Then run 'netcfg' and configure your NIC.
John
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Dallas Haggar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 27 Apr 2000 09:40:42 +1000
>Hi,
>I have installed Mandrake 7.02 (i486) on my old 486 DX2/66. I have an SMC8000 series
>ethernet card set to software config.
>Using linuxconf the pc comes upon my network OK with a static IP address, but if I
>set it to DHCP the ethernet card fails to start and my DHCP server doesn't get a
>request for an IP address. Any suggestions?
>Thanks
>Dallas
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