When I boot my RH73, it runs dhcpcd that tries to find a dhcp server around and
aquire an IP address for me.
However, if I fail to connect to the LAN on time, dhcpcd fails and does not try
again ever (unless I run it manually).
I read from the dhcpcd manual that:
dhcpcd
On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 13:15, Dan Kenigsberg wrote:
I read from the dhcpcd manual that:
dhcpcd will not fork into background until
it gets a valid IP address in which case dhcpcd
will return 0 to the parent process. In a case
Title: RE: run dhcpcd in the background, even when disconnected?
Is it advisable in case of such failure to start computer with a random
static IP and continue to look for DHCP server in background ?
This way the boot process will be at least continued..
Michael.
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On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:43, Michael Sternberg wrote:
Is it advisable in case of such failure to start computer with a random
static IP and continue to look for DHCP server in background ?
This way the boot process will be at least continued..
Choosing addresses at random is verbotten and
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 02:30:13PM +0300, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 13:15, Dan Kenigsberg wrote:
I read from the dhcpcd manual that:
dhcpcd will not fork into background until
it gets a valid IP address in which case dhcpcd
On 7 Jul 2002, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:43, Michael Sternberg wrote:
Is it advisable in case of such failure to start computer with a random
static IP and continue to look for DHCP server in background ?
This way the boot process will be at least continued..
On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:16, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
On 7 Jul 2002, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:43, Michael Sternberg wrote:
Is it advisable in case of such failure to start computer with a random
static IP and continue to look for DHCP server in background ?
I think windows uses 192.168.x.x
That a RFC 1918 unassigned address range.
Shachar
Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
On 7 Jul 2002, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:43, Michael Sternberg wrote:
Is it advisable in case of such failure to start computer with a random
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 03:16:28PM +0300, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
On 7 Jul 2002, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:43, Michael Sternberg wrote:
Is it advisable in case of such failure to start computer with a random
static IP and continue to look for DHCP server in
On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:16, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
$ whois 169.254.0.0
IANA (NETBLK-LINKLOCAL)
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6695
US
BTW, as someone who actually been at Admirality Way in Marina del Rey I
can tell you
On Sun, 7 Jul 2002, Dan Kenigsberg wrote:
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 03:16:28PM +0300, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
On 7 Jul 2002, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:43, Michael Sternberg wrote:
Is it advisable in case of such failure to start computer with a random
static
Title: RE: run dhcpcd in the background, even when disconnected?
Well, I did not thought that my humble question will cause such storm of feelings :)
Another question then (and don't start another Linux/Windows war after that question):
I have a Linux machine that uses dhcpcd for DHCP
But it's the wrong side of LA from the good sushi.
Shachar
Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 15:16, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
$ whois 169.254.0.0
IANA (NETBLK-LINKLOCAL)
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
Marina del Rey, CA
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