[gentoo-user] eth0 fallback configuration is ignored

2007-10-27 Thread Jules Colding
Hi, My "/etc/conf.d/net" says: config_eth0=( "dhcp" ) fallback_eth0=( "192.168.3.3/24" ) fallback_route_eth0=( "default via 192.168.3.1" ) But dhcpcd is ignoring this. Instead it is using "/var/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-eth0.info" to set eth0. This looks like the '-E' option is used, but where? How can

Re: [gentoo-user] eth0 fallback configuration is ignored

2007-10-27 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 13:48 +0200, Jules Colding wrote: > Hi, > > My "/etc/conf.d/net" says: > > config_eth0=( "dhcp" ) > fallback_eth0=( "192.168.3.3/24" ) > fallback_route_eth0=( "default via 192.168.3.1" ) > > > But dhcpcd is ignoring this. Instead it is using > "/var/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-eth0

Re: [gentoo-user] eth0 fallback configuration is ignored

2007-10-27 Thread Jules Colding
Hi Iain,. On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 21:58 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: > On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 13:48 +0200, Jules Colding wrote: > > Hi, > > > > My "/etc/conf.d/net" says: > > > > config_eth0=( "dhcp" ) > > fallback_eth0=( "192.168.3.3/24" ) > > fallback_route_eth0=( "default via 192.168.3.1" ) > >

Re: [gentoo-user] eth0 fallback configuration is ignored

2007-10-27 Thread Dan Farrell
On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:58:11 +0930 Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is it by any chance assigning you a 169... address? Did you recently > upgrade dhcpcd to ... around ... 3.1.6 I think? Anyway, it now tries > "zeroconf" or whatever it's called, to give you an address when > there's no

Re: [gentoo-user] eth0 fallback configuration is ignored

2007-10-28 Thread Mick
On Saturday 27 October 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:58:11 +0930 > > Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > is it by any chance assigning you a 169... address? Did you recently > > upgrade dhcpcd to ... around ... 3.1.6 I think? Anyway, it now tries > > "zeroconf" or wha

Re: [gentoo-user] eth0 fallback configuration is ignored

2007-10-28 Thread Dan Farrell
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:19:13 + Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 27 October 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:58:11 +0930 > > > > Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > is it by any chance assigning you a 169... address? Did you > > > recently upgrade dhc

Re: [gentoo-user] eth0 fallback configuration is ignored

2007-10-29 Thread Mick
On Sunday 28 October 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:19:13 + > > Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Saturday 27 October 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > > > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:58:11 +0930 > > > > > > Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This behaviour is called AP

Re: [gentoo-user] eth0 fallback configuration is ignored

2007-10-29 Thread Dan Farrell
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:51:52 + Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let me correct myself here: my Gentoo boxen behave like this. A > WinXP that I tested for this purpose does not. It comes up with the > APIPA address and when a router becomes available in the network > later on, it readily obt

Re: [gentoo-user] eth0 fallback configuration is ignored

2007-10-30 Thread Mark Shields
On 10/29/07, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday 28 October 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > > On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:19:13 + > > > > Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Saturday 27 October 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > > > > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:58:11 +0930 > > > > > > > > Iain Buchana

Re: [gentoo-user] eth0 fallback configuration is ignored

2007-10-30 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 30 October 2007, Mark Shields wrote: > On 10/29/07, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday 28 October 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > > > On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:19:13 + > > > > > > Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Saturday 27 October 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > > > > > On