On Mon, July 30, 2007 3:05 am, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote: > Willem Grooters wrote: >> SUSE 10.1, 10.2, fresh install, on Compaq EVO 600 (laptop). >> >> In my network, I have a DHCP server that supplies all non-server >> systems (Windows XP, Linux) with IP information: IP address, DNS >> servers, default gateway, Internet domain etc). The client will >> supply >> the nodename. >> >> No problem for the XP machines, but SUSE seems to have a problem. >> NOTHING is returned as it seems, the IP address of the NIC is an >> address as if it was a non-connected Windows machine, NO DNS >> servers, >> NO default gateway and No domain information - these are all >> zeroed/blanked. NO error message. >> It's NOT the network itself, because if the NIC is confugured by >> hand >> (static data) everthing works as intended, but I consider thsi >> inappropiate. >>
Why are you configuring the NIC by hand? Typically, when I've got a DHCP server (as I do at home and work) I simply go to networking and enable DHCP... YaST > Network Devices > Network Card > User Controlled with Network Manager Hewlett-Packard Company PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Device Name: wlan-id-00:19:d2:d3:42:e1 Started automatically on cable connection IP address assigned using DHCP In the past, I had tried setting my own network settings - router, frame... - but gave up because it was too hard and I'm too ADD/ADHD to remember everything. Is there a specific reason you're not setting DHCP? If it is security, I find that I can not broadcast my SSID and also lock down internet access by MAC. >> I looked in the mailing list and documentation but could not find an >> anser on the issue. >> >> How do I force this machine to act (in this matter) as a Windows >> box? > > Install Windows? :) Ouch! No, you want the system to work, right? > > Sorry, couldn't resist. > > Hope you come right. > > Hylton > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
