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From: Lord Sauron <lordsauronthegreat@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] DHClient Woes - No Modules Loaded?
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:53:42
Message-Id: 200610011144.46966.lordsauronthegreat@gmail.com
1 Proof:
2 lsauron@the-dark-tower:~$ grep -nr "dhclient" ./archival
3 lsauron@the-dark-tower:~$
4
5 I have been getting annoyed at dhcpcd, which will take 180 seconds to
6 ping even if there isn't a networking cable in my NIC. I use a laptop,
7 so you can easily speculate how I got so annoyed.
8
9 I know that Kubuntu had the ability to detect whether there was a cable
10 in my laptop and ping accordingly. I looked at my Kubuntu workstation
11 and found that it's using dhclient. I installed dhcpd on my laptop and
12 tried my best to make it work. I got the following:
13
14 localhost lsauron # rc-update -s
15 855resolution |
16 acpid | battery default
17 apache2 |
18 apmd|
19 apmiser|
20 aumix |
21 bootmisc | boot
22 checkfs | boot
23 checkroot | boot
24 clock | boot
25 coldplug | boot
26 consolefont | boot
27 crypto-loop |
28 cupsd | battery default
29 cvsd |
30 dbus|
31 dhcpd| <-- I understand this runs a DHCP server, not a client.
32 dhcrelay |
33 distccd|
34 domainname | battery boot default
35 esound |
36 famd|
37 gkrellmd|
38 gpm|
39 hald| default
40 hdapsd|boot default
41 hdparm|
42 hostname|boot
43 hotplug|
44 inetd|
45 keymaps| boot
46 laptop_mode|battery boot default
47 lisa|
48 local|battery default nonetwork
49 localmount|boot
50 modules|boot
51 mysql|
52 net.eth0|battery default
53 net.lo | boot
54 netmount |battery default
55 nscd|
56 numlock|
57 portmap|
58 pwcheck|
59 reslisa|
60 rmologin|boot
61 rsyncd|
62 samba|battery default
63 saslauthd|
64 spamd|
65 splash|
66 sshd|
67 syslog-ng| battery default
68 urandom| boot
69 vixie-cron|battery default
70 xdm | battery default
71
72 If there's anything wrong there, I'd love to know : )
73
74 Also, just as proof that I'm not a total and complete idiot:
75
76 localhost lsauron # cat /etc/conf.d/net
77 iface_eth0="dhclient"
78 iface_eth1="dhclient"
79 iface_eth2="dhclient"
80 iface_eth3="dhclient"
81 iface_eth4="dhclient"
82 dhclient_eth0=""
83
84 Once again, if I'm doing anything wrong... please tell me.
85
86 I did check the gentoo-wiki, and found a most excellent how-to for
87 running dhcpd to make my own dhcp server, however, comcast hates it
88 when people do stuff like that because it compromises their network
89 speed (what's left of it, anyways).
90
91 I've done my job, and tried my best. I now look to the more wise and
92 experienced to help. Thanks in advance for any insights!
93
94 (PS: whoever made rc-update, you're a genius! Wish I had it on
95 Kubuntu!)
96
97 --
98 http://lordsauronthegreat.googlepages.com/

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Re: [gentoo-user] DHClient Woes - No Modules Loaded? Jan-Hendrik Zab <xaero@×××.de>