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On Sunday 15 February 2009, daid kahl wrote: |
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> what kind of IP I had. In any case, I tried installing dhcpcd with the |
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> -zeroconf useflag, and I was still getting this sort of IP, so I don't |
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> think it's quite as simple as that. |
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Run dhcpcd -k to flush out any previous IP addresses. |
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> This then relates to my earlier query |
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> of how one resets a IP v4 LL address. Or perhaps changing the MAC address |
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> *does* reset the IP v4 LL address, but then the question becomes, how can |
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> you get back the behavior of letting the network give you an address, which |
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> is removed or altered by a change of MAC. |
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Run dhcpcd -T to see what the dhcp server or your router returns - or if it |
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times out. |
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Symptoms like this are often related to buggy wireless NIC drivers, or a weak |
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signal between PC and router. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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