Messages in this thread | | | From | "Moonshi Mohsenruddin" <> | Subject | RE: Problems with SuSE 6.2 and SMC EtherEZ PCI on a cable modem | Date | Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:22:22 +0800 |
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Do a "locate dhcpcd" as user "root" and then goto the directory where "dhcpcd" is found. Type "./dhcpcd eth0" and you are done. If you haev installed it correctly, there should a some manuals and information.
Do a "man dhcpcd" for more info.
Cheers! Moonshi Mohsenruddin Editor, Singapore Linux Portal moonshi@linux.com.sg Singapore/Asia icq: 2595480 http://www.linux.com.sg
> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu > [mailto:owner-linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu]On Behalf Of Nicolas Beaulieu > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 10:33 AM > To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu; linux-ppp@vger.rutgers.edu > Subject: Problems with SuSE 6.2 and SMC EtherEZ PCI on a cable modem > > > Hi all > > I have just installed SuSE 6.2 on my computer. Everything's fine but I > have problems to have a SMC EtherEZ PCI working properly. As usual, this > is a fully compatible NE2000 and is easily recognized a so....(In fact > this is a clone of Realtek 8029 compatible with NE2000) Neverthless, I > cannot use internet at all. It seems to be a problem with dhcp client. > > I have learn that dhcp client on SuSE distributions is a poor DHCP tool > (it seems to be!). So I got dhcpcd 1.3.17, I have installed it correctly, > but I don't know how to run it from the start. > > A news group that I saw suggests to change a line in /sbin/ifup to run > dhcpcd.... but I don't have such a file with SuSE 6.2!! All I have is > ifconfig but that is not the desired file. > > Another one suggests to change /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 to run dhcpcd from the > start, but I don have it in this directory. I have it on a directory > where I unzipped dhcpcd.tar.gz!!! > > I also tried to change parameters in rc.config...I changed dhcpclient of > SuSE into dhcpcd in the network configuration section.....itdoesn't seem > to be that bad because I get some messages while booting the system saying > that there have missing options to the command line, but I can't see what > it is it goes too fast for my eyes... > > Does anybody have a little hint for me please??? > > thanks.... > > > ________________ > > Nicolas Beaulieu > Departement d'economique, Universite Laval > Centre de Recherches en Economie et Finances Appliquees (CREFA) > Quebec, Canada > (418) 626-5033 > _________________ > > http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/1531 > > ---> http://www.ccfa.org <--- > ---> http://www.ccfc.ca <--- > _________________ > > " Si la chose est faisable, il est bon que ce soit un Anglais qui le > premier l'ait faite. " > > Phileas Fogg > Le tour du monde en 80 jours, Jules Verne > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > >
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