On 31.8.2010 7:48, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > What might be the problem that my laptop can't acquire dchp lease from > Linux while Windows can? > ... You can use Wireshark (among others) to "record" the conversations between your Windows/Linux box and the DHCP server and then compare the results. It should give you a hint of what's going on and what's not. -- Juha Tuuna