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Re: DHCPCD?



Try a newer version of dhcpcd at isc.org.

On Wed, 4 Nov 1998, Mike Wood wrote:

> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 07:19:35 -0800 (PST)
> From: Mike Wood <mike@bcinternet.com>
> To: SEGV <mlepage@cgocable.net>
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: DHCPCD?
> Resent-Date: 4 Nov 1998 15:18:03 -0000
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> 
> On Tue, 3 Nov 1998, SEGV wrote:
> 
> > I attempted to manually install the DHCPCD client daemon, to update my cable
> > modem IP as my ISP changes it.
> 	Is it a @home cable modem?
> 
> > It seems to have installed, and setup itself to run at boot time. However, it
> > does nothing.
> > 
> > If I run it manually I get this:
> > 
> >     # /usr/sbin/dhcpcd -d
> >     ioctl SIOCSIFBRDADDR (ifConfig): Cannot assign requested address
> 	I had this same problem..
> 
> > and it does *not* configure my eth0 device. I have to manually configure it to
> > get access to my network.
> > 
> > I'm using DHCPCD 0.7 from a February 1998 hamm beta. I'd like to hold off until
> > I get a new drive and Debian 2.1 is released before reinstalling, so far I've
> > had no other problems.
> > 
> > So what's wrong, and how can I fix it? Thanks.
> 	Well what Kernel version are you running?  I'm running the 2.1.X
> series and I thought that might have been my problem.  I even was forced
> to make a small partition and install Win95 just so I could figure out my
> IP when it changed.  Luckily for me (and I guess for you) I found a new
> version of dhcpcd on Freshmeat that now seems to work nicely.  Go there
> and lookup dhcpcd, you want version 1.3.14 or later.  Versions below that
> one .13 and .12 seemed to work but they took the wrong address from the
> wrong DHCP server.  If you have any problems getting or compiling the
> source give me a private email and I'll send you the binary (but I suggest
> you compile it yourself).  hope this helps.
> 
> 			mike...
> 
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