Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Dave Moore <dave.j.moore@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 2.6.15-gentoo-r7 and dhcpcd
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:57:11
Message-Id: fcb90ceb0603161851n2c8ecc19r447cebb410dd0d56@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 2.6.15-gentoo-r7 and dhcpcd by Bob Sanders
1 alain.didierjean@××××.fr wrote:
2 > Since I switched to kernel 2.6.15-gentoo-r7 (from r5), with an identical .config
3 > file, dhcpcd doesn't stay alive as a daemon:
4 > - it starts okay at boot time and eth1 gets its address from IAF, then it dies
5 > - when the lease time's over, I don't have internet access anymore until I
6 > rebbot.
7 > What gives ? Anyone got the same problem ?
8
9 I have the same problem, I'm running 2.6.15-r1. I was thinking it was
10 hardware related, as I've been unable to find any similar cases in
11 forum/list/web searches. Maybe I'm not searching for the 'right'
12 terms, but I've been operating Gentoo for about a month now and this
13 problem has persisted.
14
15 On 3/16/06, Bob Sanders <rmsand@××××××××××.net> wrote:
16 > I can't actually say. However, if it's the dhcpcd that comes with net-misc/dhcp
17 > then that client has a persistence problem and the standalone client -
18 > net-misc/dhcpcd is a better choice.
19
20 * net-misc/dhcpcd
21 Latest version available: 2.0.2
22 Latest version installed: 2.0.2
23
24 > Or perhaps - net-misc/pump, might be a better choice?
25
26 I've never heard of it, though I will definitely check it out.
27
28 Thanks adj, for asking the question that I hadn't gotten around to
29 asking yet, and thanks Bob for the suggestions.
30
31 Dave
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