Here is the config for these files: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0
USERCTL=yes PEERDNS=yes TYPE=Ethernet DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes HWADDR= (the correct MAC is listed here) --- Kenneth Goodwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The network config tool may be broken,, have you > looked > at the underlying //etc/sysconfig network related > files? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Kelerion > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:06 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on Cable Modem > to > Internet > > > > > > Your not messing/playing around with a 2.5 or 2.6 > kernel > are you? > > > > I know from experience that dhcpclient breaks > with those > > kernels.. The > > way I got around it was to set a static ip (also > make > sure > > your gateway > > is correct) and that should help.. > > > > Don't know if this is what your doing but it just > sounded > familiar to > > me.. > > > > HTH > > > > Kel > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Ken Plumley > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 4:36 PM > > To: Redhat List > > Subject: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on Cable Modem to > Internet > > > > > > I am trying to setup an x86 box running red hat > linux > > 8.0 to reach the internet using a cable modem. I > used > > the Network Configuration tool to configure eth0 > to > > automatically obtain > > IP address settings with DHCP and automatically > obtain > DNS > > information > > from the ISP. When I try to activate eth0 using > the > Network > > Configuration tool it fails with the message: > Cannot > activate network > > device eth0. > > > > I can reach the internet using the same cable > modem at > > the same location on a different machine running > red > > hat 6.2 with eth0 configured for dhcp. > > > > Can some one please tell me how to configure dhcp > on > > RH 8.0 to work with the cable modem? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Ken > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > design > software > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
