On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 04:47:20PM -0400, Thomas R. Shemanske wrote: > > First, the presumption is that this is not a PCMCIA interface. > Yes.
> Second, it might help to see /etc/network/interfaces > OK. Here it is: # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) # The loopback interface # automatically added when upgrading auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp > Third, I assume dhcp-client is installed > It is. brahman:~# dpkg -s dhcp-client Package: dhcp-client Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: net Installed-Size: 351 Maintainer: Eloy A. Paris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: dhcp Version: 2.0pl5-11 Replaces: dhcp-client-beta Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.4-4) Conflicts: dhcp-client-beta, dhcpcd Conffiles: /etc/dhclient-script 413817ae1d37992ccaf40da683c190fe /etc/dhclient.conf 10830c7543724cfd36f10dd87a5f98eb Description: DHCP Client This is a split off from the dhcp package and contains the DHCP client tools. . Cable modem users likely need this or another dhcp client to successfully connect to the network. . Documentation (apart from manpages) can be found in the dhcp package. > TO help debug, as root manually issue the command > dhclient > > Then post the output of /sbin/ifconfig > > and go to /var/log and grep for dhclient (to find errors posted to log > files), that is > > grep dhclient /var/log/* > Well, what can I say, it is now working. Am just surprised. But, I will keep the thread safe so that if I get into trouble again, I will come back to trouble you all ;-) Regards, -- Sridhar M.A. mas at uomphysics dot net BOO! We changed Coke again! BLEAH! BLEAH! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
