Re: dh-client setup problems
On Friday 22 February 2002 22:57, Stephen Nosal wrote:
> Folks -
>
> I recently got Time Warner Road Runner installed. It seems to be a straight
> forward dhcp install but I'm having a problem getting dh-client running.
> I've manageed to make it work with the same box running NT, as well as an
> old Macintosh I have, so I'm pretty sure it's my dhcp setup that's causing
> the problem (currently it runs pppoe/dsl just fine)
>
> I've been through the man pages and the dhcpcd how-to and I think I've
> covered the basics, but when I run dhclient (or dhclient eth1) I get no
> connectivity, no messages, nothing. I'm currently at a loss as to where to
> look.
>
> Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm quite frustrated at this
> point in time trying doing something that should be so simple I'm sure I've
> been hit with the stupid stick.
>
> Thanks.
>
> - Steve
> Stephen Nosal
> New York, NY
>
> System details:
> kernel 2.2.17
> mostly unstable packages
> dhcp-client p15-7 (testing)
> Dell PIII 500 256MB
>
> here's my /etc/network/interfaces file:
> # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
> # The loopback interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
> # The first network card
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.0.1
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> network 192.168.0.0
> broadcast 192.168.0.255
> # The second network card - connected to ISP modem
> auto eth1
> iface eth1 inet dhcp
>
> My dhclient.conf file is blank.
>
> I had a few problems with IPMASQ so I've been disabling it during initial
> setup with /etc/init.d/ipmasq stop. ipchains -L returns: Chain input
> (policy ACCEPT):
> Chain forward (policy DENY):
> Chain output (policy ACCEPT):
What information does RR require be sent to set up the lease? My cable
provider (not RR) will not authenticate without sending the hostname as part
of the config process. The hostname (assigned by them) is then matched
against the MAC address of the modem/net card to authenticate.
Bob
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