Quoting Todd Deshane ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > what happens when you do > ifdown eth0 > ifup eth0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ifdown eth0; sleep 1; ifup eth0 ifdown: interface eth0 not configured Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6 Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Listening on LPF/eth0/00:16:3e:45:73:dd Sending on LPF/eth0/00:16:3e:45:73:dd Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6 DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14 No DHCPOFFERS received. No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:3e:45:73:dd UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:2394 (2.3 KB) It's obvious it is sending packages. >From my dhcp server log: Mar 24 18:56:06 firewall dnsmasq[23084]: DHCPDISCOVER(eth1) 00:16:3e:45:73:dd Mar 24 18:56:06 firewall dnsmasq[23084]: DHCPOFFER(eth1) 192.168.42.163 00:16:3e:45:73:dd Mar 24 18:56:06 firewall dnsmasq[23084]: DHCPDISCOVER(eth1) 00:16:3e:45:73:dd Mar 24 18:56:06 firewall dnsmasq[23084]: DHCPOFFER(eth1) 192.168.42.163 00:16:3e:45:73:dd [ad infinitum] It's being offered an ip address but that packet never reaches the dom0 The bridge is a "one-way-street" -- I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. -Douglas Adams- -- networking not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204010 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
