Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet not working on new laptop (dell e6510)

Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu> wrote:

> At Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:19:58 -0400 covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
>
> > Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> I just purchased a dell latitude E6510, with a gigabit
> >> (hardwired) ethernet.  It works fine under windows.
> >>
> >> I now have the (newest) gentoo installation disk (april) in the machine.
> >> The device is recognized and the e1000e module is loaded.
> >>
> >> ifconfig shows the mac address, but no IP addr.
> >>
> >> My router (linksys with the tomato firmware) shows that same mac address
> >> (presumably gotten when the windows machine was connected).
> >>
> >> If I run net-setup eth0, nothing changes.
> >>
> >> If I execute the manual
> >> ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.80 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
> >> subsequent ifconfig's show this data but
> >> ping 192.168.1.1 (the IP addr of the router) fails
> >> However, 192.168.1.80 succeeds.
> >>
> >
> > I have the same machine for a while -- returning  for audio issues --
> > and loaded grml 10.4 live cd and had no problems with the dhcp.
>
> Encouraging.
>
> > Try dhcpcd or pump manually -- I bet its some imcompatibility between
> > the software and the router.
>
> I tried dhcpcd and it times out on
> "waiting for carrier".
>
> pump is not on the gentoo installation disk.
>
> Thanks for the advice; I will try grml next.

This dhcp bug is a bug I have reported,  bug # 284631 -- please add your
comments to this bug -- including dhcp version, router brand, etc.

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