Re: /etc/init.d/network
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From: stick@richnet.net <stick@richnet.net>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: Thursday, November 13, 1997 7:19 AM
Subject: /etc/init.d/network
>Howdy all.
>
>I've got one machine that's really got me stumped. I've been with
>Debian since before 0.91 was released - I've installed Debian on
>several systems, many times. Yet this one's tough...
>
>The systems is running on an AMI Titan III M/B w/ 32MB RAM. Dual
>Pentium Processors (so I guess they both will choke on that opcode...:)
>two quantum 3.2GB SCSI drives plus the usual complement of Floppy/CD-ROM/
>tape drive.
>
>I've had two network cards in this machine: first, an HP 100VG PCI and
>then an Eagle NE2000 ISA. Both exhibit the same problem. Which is...
>
>When the system boots /etc/init.d/network is run (I know this is true
>because I added some echo statements & watched the screen while it booted.)
>Anyway, after I boot the eth0 interface is not setup. If I run
/etc/init.d/
>network by hand afterwards, everything is fine. I've checked, double-
>checked, and even had a friend check that there were no hardware conflicts.
>Interrupts and IO addresses are all fine. I've tried compiling the drivers
>into the kernel and as loadable modules - nothing seems to help this
problem.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions? I can provide several K bytes worth of
files
>if someone wants to take a look at them. So far everything's fairly
straight
>out of the box on this system. Running "the Official Debian CD" release
>1.3.1, though I've recently started migrating to the libc6 tree.
>
>Comments and suggestions welcome.
>Thanks.
>Chuck
>
>
I had this problem for a while. What fixed it was removing dhcpc. IE DHCP
Client.
Eth0 is brought up. Later during bootup, dhcpc tries to find an ip address
from a dhcp server, can't find one, and sets the address to 0.0.0.0.
At least that is what fixed it on my end.
Adam Heath
adam.heath@usa.net
http://wwp.mirabilis.com/3375265 -- Page me
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