but that 9dhcp) is not the requirement. I would like help setting the static IP on the node. this used to work - and after the 4.4 upgrade, I am having issues..
any help folks... On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Maurice Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 20:07:02 -0800, Jon wrote: > >the /etc/hostname.em0 has 'inet <static IP> 255.255.255.0 NONE' in it. > > > >I can resolve using the gateway as my nameserver in /etc/resolve.conf > > > >the thing won't allow any traffic to go out - I am trying to ping > >yahoo.com... > > > >But if i update /etc/hostname.em0 to DHCP and do a dhclient - it work.. No > >issue. > > Then stick to DHCP. Why do you want to hardcode the IP to hostname.em0? > > >What I am doing wrong or missing ? > > It's very well possible that the DHCP request does a lot more on the > other end than just send you an IP. (set a route to your end, for > example). > Without the DHCP request, this won't happen, hence the problems you're > seeing. > > Maurice
