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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpd missing in stage3 of AMD64...?
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:38:01
Message-Id: AANLkTikH4rhj49v4_TgzXSn2Sq2KgE-GPCgR+NcfHrSg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] dhcpd missing in stage3 of AMD64...? by meino.cramer@gmx.de
1 On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:26 AM, <meino.cramer@×××.de> wrote:
2 >
3 > Hi,
4 >
5 > currently I am on the way to install a AMD64 root system.
6 >
7 > I use the AMD64 gentoo iso to boot into a 64bit system.
8 > There was a net-connection without any problems (using DSL and dhcp).
9 >
10 > After several steps I chrooted into the new environment and ...
11 > no net anymore. eth0 was up (ifconfig) but dns does not work.
12 >
13 > No wonder...there was no dhcpd (at least in /sbin/. ) in the
14 > stage3 tarball (I extracted portage too...).
15 >
16 > So...how can I go further...
17 >
18 > Best regards,
19 > mcc
20 >
21
22 Before chrooting did you copy resolv.conf from the boot environment?
23 That's always worked for me.
24
25 I don't think you require dhcpd to make this work. All you have to do
26 is point at your DSL router, assuming the router has dhcp enabled. The
27 router serves up the IP addresses and also acts as the name server.
28
29 I think possibly you missed a command.
30
31 - Mark