Re: PCMCIA card interface not holding its IP
On 20-Mar-2002 Link wrote:
> I'm not 100% positive this is my problem. I think it might be in part an
> issue with the DHCP server i connect to. But I'm curious if other people
> have encountered this problem.
>
> I run unstable (which might be the problem in and of itself) on an HP
> N3310. I have a Linksys NE2000-Compatible PCMCIA card. I run a self
> compiled kernel version 2.4.18. The /etc/init.d/pcmcia script loads and
> unloads the modules properly, but after a long period on inactivity (for
> example, overnight) the card releases its IP address (aquired via pump).
> The eth0 interface stays up, but it doesn't renew an IP address. I think
> I've found a quick fix by executing pump every 30 minutes (thanks
> cron!). But I'd like to find a real fix to the problem. Is it a bug in
> pump maybe? I don't know, hence why I'm asking the list. --Link
well, to start with, pump is pure crap. Use a real client (-:
Is it possible something is downing your interface in say a cron job?
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