[opensuse] Networking problems

2007-07-30 Thread Willem Grooters
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.

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?

Willem 
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Re: [opensuse] Networking problems

2007-07-30 Thread Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)
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.
> 
> 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? :)

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Hope you come right.

Hylton
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Re: [opensuse] Networking problems

2007-07-30 Thread G T Smith
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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.
> 
> 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?
> 
> Willem 

This may seem a silly question but I assume you have configured the
network device with YaST to obtain the information via DHCP.. I have
never known this to fail to work with a wired NIC but I have had quirky
things happen with a wireless device.. (DHCP request timed out before
wireless card finished negotiating connection)...

If you have configured DHCP look in the boot.log file, this may give a
clue on what is happening...



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Re: [opensuse] Networking problems

2007-07-30 Thread Kai Ponte
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
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Re: [opensuse] Networking problems

2007-07-30 Thread Per Jessen
Willem Grooters wrote:

> 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.


What is your DHCP client configuration?  We're running a setup just like
you describe and it works fine. 



/Per Jessen, Zürich

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