Re: DHCP client retrieving 2 IP's

[Peter Bartosch <peter@bartosch.net>]

Hi!


> On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 05:09:57AM -0700, Aaron Walker wrote:
> > 
> >    I recently installed Debian v2.2r3 and I installed the DHCP client as
> >    well.. when debian boots, DHCP assigns eth0 an IP (which it is
> >    supposed to do, in this case 192.168.1.4) then it also assigns the
> >    loopback (/dev/lo) an IP (192.168.1.5).  If I look at my DHCP clients
> >    table on my DHCP server, it lists both IPs with the both of them
> >    having the same MAC address as well.  Can anyone tell me why it's
> >    retrieving 2 IP's?  Thanks for your help,
> 
>     What dhcp client are you using? dhcpcd? pump? Ah, I see dhcp-client in
> stable currently, so that's dhcpcd renamed I believe. 
> 
>     Lets see your /etc/network/interfaces, and your /etc/dhcpc/config
> (assuming dhcp-client still uses that). 

you don't need a dhcp-client if you're using the "ifupdown"-package (at
least i don't find any in my dhcp-using configuration)

so - possibly that's the reason of the double dhcp assign 



:wq - until next mail B-), l8r

Peter
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