Re[2]: DHCP and debian (fwd)
Oops. I meant this to go to the list also...
>>>>> Forwarded message from Bob Bernstein <ruptured-duck@home.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 23:55:15 -0400 (EDT)
To: jjorgens@bdsinc.com
From: Bob Bernstein <ruptured-duck@home.com>
Subject: Re[2]: DHCP and debian
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"Jens B. Jorgensen" <jjorgens@bdsinc.com> wrote:
> I believe there is a limitation with the 2.0.X kernel which prevents dhcp
> from working if you have more than one ethernet card.
This story has been going around but it's not true:
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ZZ577045-A:/home/ruptured-duck# uname -a
Linux ZZ577045-A 2.0.34 #2 Thu Jul 9 10:57:48 EST 1998 i586 unknown
ZZ577045-A:/home/ruptured-duck# ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3584 Metric:1
RX packets:81770 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:81770 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
Collisions:0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:40:33:A0:DD:0B
inet addr:23.11.241.103 Bcast:24.0.247.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1044478 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:494488 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
Collisions:27802
Interrupt:12 Base address:0xb400
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:21:4F:E7:5C
inet addr:192.168.1.1 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:377801 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:3
TX packets:556426 errors:6 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:6
Collisions:398
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xb000
ZZ577045-A:/home/ruptured-duck# route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
23.11.241.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 502 eth0
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 129 eth1
localnet * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 188 lo
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I *think* on some systems the issue is detecting the two cards at boot, but
that can be remedied by appropriate entries in /etc/conf.modules.
(And no wisecracks about such an old kernel! It works! <g>)
--
Bob Bernstein
at
Esmond, Rhode Island, USA
--==++*++==--
"RMS's "curmudgeon-like" griping that he didn't like the term "Open
Source" looked silly to many last year; it's not looking so dumb
today..." Christopher B. Browne
<< End forwarded message
--
Bob Bernstein
at
Esmond, Rhode Island, USA
--==++*++==--
"RMS's "curmudgeon-like" griping that he didn't like the term "Open
Source" looked silly to many last year; it's not looking so dumb
today..." Christopher B. Browne
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