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From: Uwe Thiem <uwix@××××.na>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpcd won't run at certain network points
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:04:35
Message-Id: 200703211354.00884.uwix@iway.na
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpcd won't run at certain network points by Mick
1 On 21 March 2007, Mick wrote:
2 > On Wednesday 21 March 2007 10:46, Uwe Thiem wrote:
3 > > On 20 March 2007, Mick wrote:
4 > > > On Wednesday 14 March 2007 16:02, Uwe Thiem wrote:
5
6 > > > > Have you tried to force your NIC down to 100Mb/s early in the boot
7 > > > > process? Assuming your network is FastEthernet, autonegotiation
8 > > > > doesn't always work properly.
9 > > >
10 > > > How would you do that - can you please elaborate?
11 > >
12 > > man ethtool
13 >
14 > Thanks Uwe,
15 >
16 > Do you put this in your /etc/conf.d/net, or modify the /etc/init.d/net.lo?
17
18 Well, I try to avoid modifying any of the scripts in /etc/init.d if possible
19 at all. So /etc/conf.d/net seems the right place. In your particular case, it
20 must bedone before dhcpcd comes up. That is the important prt. If it helps at
21 all. ;-)
22
23 Uwe
24
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Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpcd won't run at certain network points Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx>