On Mon,08.Jun.09, 13:51:15, JW wrote: > 1. Perform a new Lenny install of the "standard package set" (no Xorg) (I > always use net installs but I assume it's the same no matter what) > > 2. Immediately install ssh and configure a static IP address > > 3. Restart networking: /etc/init.d/networking restart [snip server goes back to DHCP]
> Work around: Either kill dhcpclient or restart the server to get rid of it. > Problem is I keep forgetting this aspect :-) So the problem is '/etc/init.d/networking restart' does not kill dhclient? Does a simple 'ifdown eth0' do it? What about 'ifdown --force eth0' Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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