On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 08:32:18PM -0500, James Di Toro wrote:
>
> Has anyone sucessfully gotten the dhcp to work for the ethernet connection
> to the cable modem. In my area I have a static IP based on my hostname so
> I'm ok.
>
> I tried adding the dhcp connect w/ passing the hostname to my
> /etc/network/interfaces file, but the client just hung up. Anyone else
> have luck in this front?
I'm using dhcpcd with rogers@home on my gateway/firewall. The -I argument
lets me use my client id as is required. Works fine for the most part, except
for the occasional time when rogers' crappy dhcp servers don't respond.
Mike
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