Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: "John H. Moe" <johnmoe@×××××××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] timeouts with dhcpcd 5.1
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:25:39
Message-Id: 4AA9E04B.2070809@optushome.com.au
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] timeouts with dhcpcd 5.1 by Stroller
1 Stroller wrote:
2 >
3 > On 11 Sep 2009, at 05:17, John H. Moe wrote:
4 >> Stroller wrote:
5 >>> On 11 Sep 2009, at 03:49, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
6 >>>
7 >>>> Hi. I had a strange problem when I emerge dhcpcd 5.1 I get a timeout
8 >>>> when trying to get a lease -- it says broadcasting for a lease and
9 >>>> times
10 >>>> out ....
11 >>>
12 >>> I'm pretty sure you can start dhcpcd with a verbose flag.
13 >>>
14 >> Sure can. "dhcpcd -d <ifname>" will do it. Or put 'dhcpcd_<ifname>="-d"'
15 >> in your /etc/conf.d/net to have it always show the output during boot.
16 >
17 >
18 > Ah, splendid!
19 >
20 > I didn't feel the need to to look up that information because I was
21 > sure <snark> the OP would find it in the manpage. </snark>
22 >
23 > Stroller.
24 >
25 >
26 You know, I almost didn't click on send, because I had a fleeting
27 thought that you might have used that reasoning. Always go with your
28 first instinct, eh? :-P