RE: changing DHCP server used to assign IP address to laptop
I found the problem...bad network cable....argh!!!! Now things are running
properly....
> The office DHCP is handled by a router, (internal IP address 192.168.2.1).
> With XP running on the laptop it will seek out its IP address from the
> router, it is only when running Debian that is goes to the ISP
> (24.222.whatever) to find an IP address. In the office I can access the
> Internet, but I am outside the office workgroup, and cannot see any of the
> other office computers. I have used the Office workgroup name in the
network
> setup....
Hmmm, so does 24.222.whatever actually give you an IP address? If
you're on a different network segment (same ISP, but different segment),
I can't see how it would.
Other things to check - in /var/log/syslog for entries for service
'dhclient'. Can you post a couple of snippets?
> I used the word 'bound' because that is exactly the term used in the boot
> screen message,
Is it? Ah, OK :-)
Dave.
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