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I'm sorry, I mean a dhcp client, not a server, the dhcp server should |
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already be on the network. The most popular and easiest client IMHO is |
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dhcpcd. |
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Like I said, "emerge dhcpcd" |
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HTH |
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Draeven |
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Draeven wrote: |
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> Did you remember to emerge a dhcpcd server? |
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> |
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> If not "emerge dhcpcd" |
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> |
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> Draeven |
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> |
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> Charles Trois wrote: |
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> |
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>> Draeven a écrit : |
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>> |
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>>> |
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>>> Charles Trois wrote: |
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>>> Charles, |
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>>> |
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>>> Did you do a "rc-update add net.eth0 default" so that the interface |
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>>> is brought up at boot? |
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>>> |
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>>> You may also want to take a look at this section of the Gentoo Handbook: |
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>>> |
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>>> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-ppc.xml?part=4 |
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>>> |
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>> I am still working hard at this; I even have burnt a new CD and |
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>> reinstalled from it, but there is nothing doing. To state my problem |
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>> again, it occurs on an G4 iMac with the Gentoo universal |
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>> ppc-install-2005.1 disc. At the end of the boot process, just before the |
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>> login, I get this: |
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>> |
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>> ========================================================================== |
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>> |
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>> |
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>> * Starting syslog-ng ... |
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>> |
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>> [ ok ] * Starting gpm ... |
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>> |
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>> [ ok ] * Starting eth0 |
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>> * Bringing up eth0 |
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>> * Configuration not set for eth0 - assuming dhcp |
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>> * dhcp |
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>> * Running dhcpcd ... |
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>> |
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>> [ !! ] * Starting vixie-cron ... |
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>> |
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>> [ ok ] * Starting local ... |
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>> |
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>> [ ok ] * ERROR: Problem starting needed services. |
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>> * "netmount" was not started. |
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>> |
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>> ========================================================================== |
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>> |
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>> |
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>> And the corresponding bit in /var/log/messsages is: |
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>> |
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>> ========================================================================== |
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>> |
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>> |
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>> Dec 1 11:00:55 sirrah rc-scripts: Configuration not set for eth0 - |
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>> assuming dhcp |
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>> Dec 1 11:01:55 sirrah dhcpcd[4718]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP |
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>> server response |
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>> Dec 1 11:01:55 sirrah cron[5378]: (CRON) STARTUP (V5.0) |
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>> Dec 1 11:01:56 sirrah rc-scripts: ERROR: Problem starting needed |
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>> services. |
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>> Dec 1 11:01:56 sirrah rc-scripts: "netmount" was not started. |
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>> Dec 1 11:02:50 sirrah login(pam_unix)[5457]: session opened for user |
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>> root by (uid=0) |
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>> |
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>> ========================================================================== |
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>> |
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>> |
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>> The cause of the trouble seems to be pointed out by the line |
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>> "dhcpcd[4718]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response" (and |
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>> there is indeed quite a delay at the stage "Running dhcpcd"). |
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>> |
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>> But now what can I do to get this "valid DHCP server response"? There |
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>> seems to be nothing about dhcp in the .config file: what then? does it |
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>> suppose that I am already connected to the Net? |
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>> |
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>> Charles |
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>> |
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>> |
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