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Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu> wrote: |
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> I just purchased a dell latitude E6510, with a gigabit |
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> (hardwired) ethernet. It works fine under windows. |
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> I now have the (newest) gentoo installation disk (april) in the machine. |
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> The device is recognized and the e1000e module is loaded. |
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> ifconfig shows the mac address, but no IP addr. |
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> My router (linksys with the tomato firmware) shows that same mac address |
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> (presumably gotten when the windows machine was connected). |
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> If I run net-setup eth0, nothing changes. |
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> If I execute the manual |
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> ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.80 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 up |
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> subsequent ifconfig's show this data but |
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> ping 192.168.1.1 (the IP addr of the router) fails |
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> However, 192.168.1.80 succeeds. |
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I have the same machine for a while -- returning for audio issues -- |
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and loaded grml 10.4 live cd and had no problems with the dhcp. Try |
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dhcpcd or pump manually -- I bet its some imcompatibility between the |
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software and the router. |
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-- |
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Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: |
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How do |
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you spend it? |
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John Covici |
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