Re: ifup, dhcp troubleshooting
my interfaces file looks like this:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
why doesn't this work?
p.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff" <jcoppock1@attbi.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: ifup, dhcp troubleshooting
> paul, 2002-Oct-06 22:36 -0400:
> > Hello, I've recently compiled a fresh kernel (to get my audio working)
and
> > have lost connectivity. I have a sis900 adapter built in to my board
and I
> > configured the kernel to include the sis900 driver. The driver seems to
be
> > working, ifconfig -a shows eth0, but I can't get an IP. If i try ifup
eth0,
> > after a few seconds i get this:
> >
> > 'eth0: Media Link On 100mbps full-duplex'
> >
> > then it just sits there, so i ctl-c after a minute or two. Everything
> > worked before I compiled my own kernel, what components/options may I
have
> > neglected in the kernel?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Paul.
>
> ifup refers to /etc/networks/interfaces for it's configuration. If
> you don't have an IP configuration or a reference to use DHCP, then
> what you see is what you get.
>
> jc
>
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