Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Nadav Horesh <nadavh@×××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] DHCPCD does not start on boot
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:16:59
Message-Id: 1229955253.25872.2.camel@nadav.envision.co.il
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] DHCPCD does not start on boot by Beso
1 I tried the following:
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3 1. comment out all lines in /etc/init.d/net
4 2. emerged dhcdbd and added is to the initialisation chain:
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8 On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 19:44 +0000, Beso wrote:
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10 > 2008/12/16 Nadav Horesh <nadavh@×××××××××××.com>:
11 > > We have a network with a windows dhcp server. Few weeks ago dhcpcd did not function at the boot, and since them I have to bring it up manually:
12 > >
13 > > $ dhcpcd eth0.
14 > >
15 > > Configuration:
16 > > $ rc-update -s
17 > > acpid | default
18 > > alsasound | boot
19 > > beagled | default
20 > > bootmisc | boot
21 > > checkfs | boot
22 > > checkroot | boot
23 > > clock | boot
24 > > consolefont | boot
25 > > cpudyn | default
26 > > cupsd | default
27 > > esound | default
28 > > gpm | default
29 > > hald | default
30 > > hostname | boot
31 > > ivman-user | default
32 > > keymaps | boot
33 > > lm_sensors | boot
34 > > local | default nonetwork
35 > > localmount | boot
36 > > modules | boot
37 > > net.eth0 | default
38 > > net.lo | boot
39 > > netmount | default
40 > > rmnologin | boot
41 > > samba | default
42 > > syslog-ng | default
43 > > urandom | boot
44 > > usbd | default
45 > > vixie-cron | default
46 > > xdm | default
47 > > xinetd | default
48 > >
49 > > The "/etc/conf.d/net" files was initially empty (comments only). Changing to:
50 > >
51 > > $ cat /etc/conf.d/net
52 > > # This blank configuration will automatically use DHCP for any net.*
53 > > # scripts in /etc/init.d. To create a more complete configuration,
54 > > # please review /etc/conf.d/net.example and save your configuration
55 > > # in /etc/conf.d/net (this file :]!).
56 > > modules=( "dhcpcd" ) # to select dhclient over dhcpcd
57 > > config_eth0=( "dhcp" )
58 > > dhcp_eth0="nontp nonis"
59 > >
60 > > did not help.
61 > >
62 > > Before the login prompt I get the message:
63 > >
64 > > WARNING: netmount is scheduled to start when net.eth0 has started.
65 > > (and a similar warning for the samba services
66 > >
67 > > Any ideas how to get dhcpcd run at boot?
68 > >
69 > > Nadav.
70 > >
71 > i'd put that file to blank again and try using dhcdbd instead of dhcpcd, that
72 > is quite old and almost not used anymore in favor of dhcpclient/dhcdbd.
73 > i've been switching to the later since i've had some problems with it with the
74 > old baselayout 1.2.
75 >