On 12/27/06, Pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This guy > http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Ubuntu/2006-05/msg01681.html > seems to be having a similar problem, and he mentions a workaround > (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StaticDnsWithDhcp) which appears > to involve setting static DNS entries. > > I'd try the static dns entries if you haven't already.
Tried that - did both of the things suggested at the wiki page just to be on the safe side (was that the wrong thing to do? I know nothing of networking), and still no joy. This was the output I got: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo invoke-rc.d networking restart * Reconfiguring network interfaces... There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid with pid 5522 killed old client process, removed PID file Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4 Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Listening on LPF/eth0/00:13:d3:cd:a6:fa Sending on LPF/eth0/00:13:d3:cd:a6:fa Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPRELEASE on eth0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67 There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid with pid 134993416 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4 Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Listening on LPF/eth0/00:13:d3:cd:a6:fa Sending on LPF/eth0/00:13:d3:cd:a6:fa Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.1 DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1 bound to 192.168.1.2 -- renewal in 1522 seconds. There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth1.pid with pid 134993416 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4 Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ SIOCSIFADDR: No such device eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device Bind socket to interface: No such device Failed to bring up eth1. There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth2.pid with pid 134993416 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4 Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ SIOCSIFADDR: No such device eth2: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device eth2: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device Bind socket to interface: No such device Failed to bring up eth2. There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.ath0.pid with pid 134993416 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4 Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ SIOCSIFADDR: No such device ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device Bind socket to interface: No such device Failed to bring up ath0. There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.wlan0.pid with pid 134993416 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4 Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ SIOCSIFADDR: No such device wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device Bind socket to interface: No such device Failed to bring up wlan0. [ ok ] -- Dave Briggs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/